Table 1.
Summary of recommendations for anti-COVID therapies in cancer patients.
Therapy | Setting | Recommendation | Evidence |
---|---|---|---|
Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir (Paxlovid) | Nonhospitalized, mild to moderate disease | IN FAVOR, start within 5 days of symptoms onset | A |
Remdesivir | Nonhospitalized and hospitalized, mild to severe disease | IN FAVOR, start within 7 days of symptoms onset | B |
Monoclonal antibodies | Nonhospitalized, mild to moderate disease | AGAINST | B |
Dexamethasone | Nonhospitalized | AGAINST | A |
Hospitalized, requiring oxygen | IN FAVOR | B | |
Baricitinib | Hospitalized, requiring high-flow oxygen | IN FAVOR, preferred option | B |
Tocilizumab | Hospitalized, requiring high-flow oxygen | IN FAVOR, preferred alternative | B |
Abatacept | Hospitalized, requiring high-flow oxygen | IN FAVOR, additional alternatives | C |
Infliximab | Hospitalized, requiring high-flow oxygen | IN FAVOR, additional alternatives | C |
Fluvoxamine | Nonhospitalized, mild to moderate disease | AGAINST | A |
Intravenous immunoglobulins | Nonhospitalized, mild to moderate disease | AGAINST | A |
Ivermectin | Nonhospitalized, mild to moderate disease | AGAINST | A |
Metformin | Nonhospitalized, mild to moderate disease | AGAINST | B |