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Commentary

A Guide for Oncologic Patient Management during Covid-19 Pandemic: The Initial Experience of an Italian Oncologic Hub with Exemplificative Focus on Uro-Oncologic Patients

by
Francesco A. Mistretta
1,*,
Stefano Luzzago
1,*,
Luigi Orlando Molendini
2,
Matteo Ferro
1,
Enza Dossena
3,
Fabrizio Mastrilli
4,
Gennaro Musi
1 and
Ottavio de Cobelli
1,5,*
1
Department of Urology, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, 20100 Milan, Italy
2
Risk Officer, Department of Medical Direction, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, 20100 Milan, Italy
3
Nurse Director, Multidisciplinary Surgical Area, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, 20100 Milan, Italy
4
Chief Medical Officer, Department of Medical Direction, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, 20100 Milan, Italy
5
Department of Oncology and Haematology-Oncology, Università degli studi di Milano, 20100 Milan, Italy
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Cancers 2020, 12(6), 1513; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12061513
Submission received: 4 June 2020 / Accepted: 8 June 2020 / Published: 10 June 2020
(This article belongs to the Collection The Impact of COVID-19 Infection in Cancer)
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Abstract

The recent exponential increase in the number of COVID-19 patients in Italy led to the adoption of specific extraordinary measures, such as the need to convey treatment of all non-deferrable cancer patients to specialized centres (hubs). We reported a comprehensive summary of guidelines to create and run an oncologic hub during the COVID-19 pandemic. Oncologic hubs must fulfil some specific requirements such as a high experience in oncologic patient treatment, strict strategies applied to remain a “COVID-19-free” centre, and the creation of a dedicated multidisciplinary “hub team”. Cancer treatment of patients who belong to external centres, namely spoke centres, could be organized in different pathways according to the grade of involvement and/or availability of the medical team of the spoke centre. Moreover, dedicated areas should be created for the management and treatment of patients who developed COVID-19 symptoms after hospitalization (i.e., dedicated wards, operation rooms and intensive care beds). Lastly, hospital staff must be highly trained for both preventing COVID-19 contagion and treating patients who develop the infection. We provided a simplified, but complete and easily applicable guide. We believe that this guide could help those clinicians who have to treat oncologic patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; oncology service; medical oncology; surgical oncology SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; oncology service; medical oncology; surgical oncology

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Mistretta, F.A.; Luzzago, S.; Molendini, L.O.; Ferro, M.; Dossena, E.; Mastrilli, F.; Musi, G.; de Cobelli, O. A Guide for Oncologic Patient Management during Covid-19 Pandemic: The Initial Experience of an Italian Oncologic Hub with Exemplificative Focus on Uro-Oncologic Patients. Cancers 2020, 12, 1513. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12061513

AMA Style

Mistretta FA, Luzzago S, Molendini LO, Ferro M, Dossena E, Mastrilli F, Musi G, de Cobelli O. A Guide for Oncologic Patient Management during Covid-19 Pandemic: The Initial Experience of an Italian Oncologic Hub with Exemplificative Focus on Uro-Oncologic Patients. Cancers. 2020; 12(6):1513. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12061513

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Mistretta, Francesco A., Stefano Luzzago, Luigi Orlando Molendini, Matteo Ferro, Enza Dossena, Fabrizio Mastrilli, Gennaro Musi, and Ottavio de Cobelli. 2020. "A Guide for Oncologic Patient Management during Covid-19 Pandemic: The Initial Experience of an Italian Oncologic Hub with Exemplificative Focus on Uro-Oncologic Patients" Cancers 12, no. 6: 1513. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12061513

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Mistretta, F. A., Luzzago, S., Molendini, L. O., Ferro, M., Dossena, E., Mastrilli, F., Musi, G., & de Cobelli, O. (2020). A Guide for Oncologic Patient Management during Covid-19 Pandemic: The Initial Experience of an Italian Oncologic Hub with Exemplificative Focus on Uro-Oncologic Patients. Cancers, 12(6), 1513. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12061513

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