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. 2021 Jul 16;30(10):1884–1894. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-21-0266

Table 2.

Top 10 cancer types among patients with a history of cancer diagnosed and hospitalized with COVID-19.

Patients with a history of cancer diagnosed with COVID-19
SIDIAP CU-AMC-HDC CUIMC HealthVerity IQVIA-Open Claims Optum-EHR STARR-OMOP VA-OMOP
Rank n = 8,854 n = 806 n = 1,433 n = 4,857 n = 315,523 n = 22,996 n = 821 n = 10,760
Cancer % (95% CI) Cancer % (95% CI) Cancer % (95% CI) Cancer % (95% CI) Cancer % (95% CI) Cancer % (95% CI) Cancer % (95% CI) Cancer % (95% CI)
1 Breast 14.2 (13.5–14.9) Breast 7.3 (5.5–9.1) Prostate 6.1 (4.9–7.3) Prostate 12.2 (11.3–13.1) Prostate 6.4 (6.3–6.5) Breast 6.7 (6.4–7.0) Breast 12.3 (10.0–14.6) Prostate 18.1 (17.4–18.8)
2 Colorectal 10.4 (9.8–11.0) Prostate 6.8 (5.1–8.5) NHL 5.4 (4.2–6.6) Breast 11.5 (10.6–12.4) Breast 6.2 (6.1–6.3) Prostate 5.0 (4.7–5.3) Prostate 10.2 (8.1–12.3) Lung 3.9 (3.5–4.3)
3 Prostate 9.4 (8.8–10.0) NHL 5.0 (3.5–6.5) Breast 5.2 (4.0–6.4) NHL 4.6 (4.0–5.2) NHL 3.1 (3.0–3.2) Uterus 3.3 (3.1–3.5) Liver 7.7 (5.9–9.5) NHL 3.8 (3.4–4.2)
4 Bladder 6.4 (5.9–6.9) Lung 3.8 (2.5–5.1) Leukemia 4.4 (3.3–5.5) Colorectal 3.9 (3.4–4.4) Colorectal 2.5 (2.4–2.6) LOCP 3.3 (3.1–3.5) Lung 6.9 (5.2–8.6) Bladder 3.3 (3.0–3.6)
5 NHL 3.0 (2.6–3.4) Leukemia 3.3 (2.1–4.5) Liver 3.3 (2.4–4.2) Thyroid 3.5 (3.0–4.0) Lung 2.5 (2.4–2.6) NHL 2.7 (2.5–2.9) NHL 5.8 (4.2–7.4) LOCP 2.9 (2.6–3.2)
6 Melanoma 2.9 (2.6–3.2) Melanoma 3.0 (1.8–4.2) Lung 3.1 (2.2–4.0) Leukemia 2.8 (2.3–3.3) Leukemia 2.1 (2.1–2.1) Leukemia 2.2 (2.0–2.4) Thyroid 5.2 (3.7–6.7) Leukemia 2.6 (2.3–2.9)
7 Leukemia 2.7 (2.4–3.0) Colorectal 2.9 (1.7–4.1) Multiple myeloma 3.1 (2.2–4.0) Lung 2.7 (2.2–3.2) Bladder 1.5 (1.5–1.5) Lung 2.1 (1.9–2.3) LOCP 4.9 (3.4–6.4) Colorectal 2.6 (2.3–2.9)
8 Uterus 2.5 (2.2–2.8) Multiple myeloma 2.5 (1.4–3.6) Colorectal 2.7 (1.9–3.5) Bladder 2.5 (2.1–2.9) Liver 1.4 (1.4–1.4 Colorectal 1.9 (1.7–2.1) Leukemia 3.8 (2.5–5.1) Kidney 2.5 (2.2–2.8)
9 Kidney 2.4 (2.1–2.7) Bladder 2.2 (1.2–3.2) Uterus 2.0 (1.3–2.7) Multiple myeloma 2.1 (1.7–2.5) LOCP 1.3 (1.3–1.3) Thryoid 1.5 (1.3–1.7) Colorectal 3.7 (2.4–5.0) Liver 1.8 (1.5–2.1)
10 LOCP 1.4 (1.2–1.6) Thyroid 2.2 (1.2–3.2) Kidney 1.8 (1.1–2.5) Kidney 2.1 (1.7–2.5) Kidney 1.3 (1.3–1.3) Bladder 1.3 (1.2–1.4) Bladder 3.2 (2.0–4.4) Larynx 1.3 (1.1–1.5)
Patients with a history of cancer hospitalized with COVID-19
SIDIAP CU-AMC-HDC CUIMC HealthVerity IQVIA-Open Claims Optum-EHR STARR-OMOP VA-OMOP
Rank n = 2,610 n = 265 n = 561 n = 797 n = 105,931 n = 5,806 n = 244 n = 3,383
Cancer % (95% CI) Cancer % (95% CI) Cancer % (95% CI) Cancer % (95% CI) Cancer % (95% CI) Cancer % (95% CI) Cancer % (95% CI) Cancer % (95% CI)
1 Prostate 12.8 (11.5–14.1) NHL 6.4 (3.5–9.3) Prostate 7.7 (5.5–9.9) Prostate 10.8 (8.6–13.0) Prostate 7.5 (7.3–7.7) Breast 6.2 (5.6–6.8) Prostate 10.7 (6.8–14.6) Prostate 19.4 (18.1–20.7)
2 Colorectal 11.9 (10.7–13.1) Prostate 6.4 (3.5–9.3) NHL 6.4 (4.4–8.4) Breast 9.2 (7.2–11.2) Breast 5.5 (5.4–5.6) Prostate 6.1 (5.5–6.7) LOCP 9.0 (5.4–12.6) Lung 5.7 (4.9–6.5)
3 Breast 9.4 (8.3–10.5) Lung 6.0 (3.1–8.9) Leukemia 4.1 (2.5–5.7) NHL 7.4 (5.6–9.2) NHL 4.2 (4.1–4.3) NHL 4.2 (3.7–4.7) Lung 9.0 (5.4–12.6) NHL 4.6 (3.9–5.3)
4 Bladder 8.5 (7.4–9.6) Multiple myeloma 4.2 (1.8–6.6) Lung 3.7 (2.1–5.3) Colorectal 5.0 (3.5–6.5) Lung 4.1 (4.0–4.2) Lung 3.6 (3.1–4.1) Breast 7.4 (4.1–10.7) Bladder 3.9 (3.2–4.6)
5 NHL 4.3 (3.5–5.1) Leukemia 4.2 (1.8–6.6) Liver 3.6 (2.1–5.1) Leukemia 4.1 (2.7–5.5) Colorectal 3.2 (3.1–3.3) Leukemia 3.4 (2.9–3.9) Liver 6.6 (3.5–9.7) Leukemia 3.3 (2.7–3.9)
6 Leukemia 4.2 (3.4–5.0) Breast 3.8 (1.5–6.1) Colorectal 3.4 (1.9–4.9) Lung 4.0 (2.6–5.4) Leukemia 3.0 (2.9–3.1) LOCP 3.0 (2.6–3.4) Thyroid 6.1 (3.1–9.1) Colorectal 3.2 (2.6–3.8)
7 Kidney 2.8 (2.2–3.4) Liver 3.8 (1.5–6.1) Multiple myeloma 3.4 (1.9–4.9) Multiple myeloma 3.4 (2.1–4.7) Liver 2.3 (2.2–2.4) Colorectal 2.7 (2.3–3.1) Pancreas 5.3 (2.5–8.1) Liver 2.8 (2.2–3.4)
8 Melanoma 2.3 (1.7–2.9) Breast 3.2 (1.7–4.7) Bladder 3.0 (1.8–4.2) Multiple myeloma 1.9 (1.8–2.0) Uterus 2.6 (2.2–3.0) Leukemia 4.9 (2.2–7.6) LOCP 2.8 (2.2–3.4)
9 Uterus 1.8 (1.3–2.3) Central nervous system 2.0 (0.8–3.2) Uterus 2.8 (1.7–3.9) Bladder 1.9 (1.8–2.0) Bladder 2.4 (2.0–2.8) Oropharynx 4.5 (1.9–7.1) Kidney 2.7 (2.2–3.2)
10 Liver 1.5 (1.0–2.0) Uterus 1.8 (0.7–2.9) LOCP 2.5 (1.4–3.6) Kidney 1.7 (1.6–1.8) Liver 2.3 (1.9–2.7) Multiple myeloma 1.8 (1.4–2.2)

Notes: — indicates data not available. A single individual can have multiple cancer types recorded.

Abbreviation: LOCP: Lip, oral cavity, and pharynx.