Table 1.
Some international and national guidelines of interest to professionals on the treatment and care of cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Guidelines Title | Scientific Society | Type of cancer | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| International level | |||
| Cancer patient management during the COVID-19 pandemic. | European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) | Various | https://www.esmo.org/guidelines |
| Management of cancer surgery cases during the COVID-19 pandemic: Considerations. | Society for Surgical Oncology (SSO) | Various | https://doi.org/10.1245/s-08461-2 |
| COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of systemic anticancer treatments. | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) | Various | https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance |
| COVID-19 rapid guideline: delivery of radiotherapy | National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) | Various | https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance |
| Practice recommendations for lung cancer radiotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic: An ESTRO-ASTRO consensus statement. | European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO), American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) | Lung | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2020.04.001 |
| Practice recommendations for risk-adapted head and neck cancer radiotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic: an ASTRO-ESTRO consensus statement. |
European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO), American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) |
Head and neck | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.04.016 |
| ILROG emergency guidelines for radiation therapy of haematological malignancies during the COVID-19 pandemic. | International Lymphoma Radiation Oncology Group (ILROG) | Hematologic malignancies | https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.2020006028 |
| Coronavirus disease COVID-19: EBMT recommendations. | European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) | Hematologic malignancies | https://www.ebmt.org/ |
| International guidelines on radiation therapy for breast cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic. | International group of experts | Breast | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clon.2020.03.006 |
| Recommendations for prioritization, treatment and triage of breast cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. | The COVID-19 Pandemic Breast Cancer Consortium | Breast | https://www.breastsurgeons.org/ |
| Prostate cancer radiation therapy recommendations in response to COVID-19. | International group of experts | Prostate | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adro.2020.03.010 |
| International expert consensus statement regarding radiotherapy treatment options for rectal cancer during the COVID 19 pandemic. | International group of experts | Rectal | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2020.03.039 |
| Recommendations on the use of radiation therapy in managing patients with gastrointestinal malignancies in the era of COVID-19. | International group of experts | Gastrointestinal | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2020.04.010 |
| National scope | |||
| Recommendations on SARS-COV-2 infection for healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of cancer patients. | Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM) | Various | https://seom.org/ |
| Ethical recommendations in decision-making with cancer patients during the COVID-19 epidemic. | Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM) | Various | https://seom.org/ |
| Recommendations for the management, prevention and control of COVID-19 in radiation oncology. | Spanish Society of Radiation Oncology (SEOR) | Various | http://www.seor.es/ |
| Recommendations for the management, prevention and control of COVID-19 in haematology-oncology day hospitals and radiation oncology. | Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM), Spanish Society of Radiation Oncology (SEOR) | Various | http://www.seor.es/ |
| Action guide for people with chronic health conditions and elderly people in a lockdown situation. COVID-19 state of alarm. | Ministry of Health, Spain | Various. | https://www.mscbs.gob.es/ |
| GEICAM document on the management of the patient with breast cancer in the COVID-19 pandemic situation in Spain. | GEICAM Breast Cancer Research Group | Breast | https://www.geicam.org/ |