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. 2020 Jun 25:10.2217/fon-2020-0450. doi: 10.2217/fon-2020-0450

Table 2. Global drug adaptations during COVID-19 pandemic.

 Treatment Drugs Recommendations
Supportive care measures G-CSF Intermediate and high risk of neutropenia
  Erythropoietin In metastatic disease
Hemoglobin <10 g/dl
  Corticosteroids Reduce using in pre-medication
  Intravenous bisphosphonate injections Switch to 3 monthly schedule
Chemotherapy Weekly protocol Switch to 3 weekly protocol
  Cisplatin Replace by Carboplatin or oxaliplatin, except malignant germ cell tumors
  5-Fluorouracil Replace by capecitabine
  Vinorelbine Use oral presentation
  Metastatic disease Switch to oral chemotherapy if possible (e.g., breast cancer)
Endocrine therapy All No change
Target therapy All No change
Immunotherapy Pembrolizumab 400 mg every 6 weeks
  Atezolizumab 1680 mg every 4 weeks