Table 1.
Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics of patients infected by SARS-CoV-2 and association between these characteristics and mortality.
Characteristic | Number (proportion) unless specified otherwise |
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Age, median age in years, (min–max) | 57.7 (5.2–72.8) |
Male sex | 32 (57.1) |
CAR T-cell therapy indication | |
B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia | 7 (12.5) |
B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma | 46 (82.1) |
Multiple myeloma | 3 (5.4) |
Disease status at time of COVID-19 diagnosis | |
Relapse/progression | 14 (15) |
Partial response | 7 (12.5) |
Complete remission | 35 (62.5) |
Metabolic comorbidities (obesity, hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, smoking, and cardiovascular disease) | |
Yes | 18 (32.1) |
No | 38 (67.9) |
Lansky/Karnofsky-score at time of COVID-19 diagnosis | |
<70 | 10 (17.9) |
≥70 | 46 (82.1) |
Oxygen therapy | |
No oxygen support needed, | 32 (57.1) |
Oxygen support needed | 24 (42.9) |
Invasive mechanical ventilation | 16 (28.6) |
Noninvasive ventilation (noninvasive positive pressure ventilation) | 2 (3.6) |
COVID-19 treatment | |
Dexamethasone | 10 (17.9) |
(Methyl)prednisolone | 2 (3.6) |
Tocilizumab | 8 (14.3) |
Baricitinib | 2 (3.6) |
Eculizumab | 1 (1.8) |
Remdesivir | 20 (35.7) |
Lopinavir/Ritonavir | 1 (1.8) |
Chloroquine/Hydroxychloroquine | 1 (1.8) |
Convalescent plasma | 17 (30.4) |
IVIG non-SARS-CoV-2 | 1 (1.8) |
Anticoagulants (either prophylaxis or treatment) | 19 (33.9) |
No treatment | 15 (26.8) |
Resolution of COVID-19 in surviving patients | |
Clinical resolution | 10 (17.9) |
Virologic (PCR) resolution | 21 (37.5) |
Clinical COVID-19 median duration, days (min–max) | 20.0 (0–157) |
Virologic COVID-19 median duration, days (min–max) | 48 (6–113) |
Factors associated with mortality (HR, 95% CI, P value) | |
Age at time of COVID-19 | 1.39 (1.05–1.86), p = 0.02 |
Performance status at time of COVID-19 | 0.71 (0.56–0.89), p = 0.003 |
Metabolic comorbidity | 2.75 (1.19–6.35), p = 0.02 |
Tumor not in complete remission at time of COVID-19 | 2.40 (1.04–5.55), p = 0.04 |