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Management of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in Canada during the coronavirus pandemic Sehn, Laurie H.; Kuruvilla, P.; Christofides, A.; Stakiw, J.

Abstract

The emergence of the covid-19 disease pandemic caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus has required a re-evaluation of treatment practices for clinicians caring for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (cll). The American Society for Hematology (ash) has provided a series of recommendations for the treatment of patients with cll during the pandemic, covering a range of topics, including testing for covid-19, cll treatment initiation and selection, use of immunoglobulin therapy, in-person monitoring, and treatment of patients with cll and covid-19. We summarize the ash recommendations and discuss their applicability as guidelines for the treatment of cll during the covid-19 pandemic in Canada.

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Title
Management of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in Canada during the coronavirus pandemic
Creator
Sehn, Laurie H.; Kuruvilla, P.; Christofides, A.; Stakiw, J.
Publisher
MDPI
Date Issued
2020-06
Description
The emergence of the covid-19 disease pandemic caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus has required a re-evaluation of treatment practices for clinicians caring for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (cll). The American Society for Hematology (ash) has provided a series of recommendations for the treatment of patients with cll during the pandemic, covering a range of topics, including testing for covid-19, cll treatment initiation and selection, use of immunoglobulin therapy, in-person monitoring, and treatment of patients with cll and covid-19. We summarize the ash recommendations and discuss their applicability as guidelines for the treatment of cll during the covid-19 pandemic in Canada.
Subject
Coronavirus; COVID-19; Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2021-09-29
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0402347
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/79806
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Non UBC; Medical Oncology, Division of; Medicine, Department of
Citation
Sehn, L. H., Kuruvilla, P., Christofides, A., & Stakiw, J. (2020). Management of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in canada during the coronavirus pandemic. Current Oncology (Toronto), 27(3), e332-e335.
Publisher DOI
10.3747/co.27.6769
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
Copyright Holder
Authors
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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