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. 2022 Dec 10;181:102–118. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.11.030

Table 6.

Recommendations on supportive care in cancer patients with COVID-19.

Population Intention Intervention SoR QoE Reference
Cancer patients, uninfected [0] or with COVID-19 [1–9], with vitamin D deficiency To improve clinical outcome in case of COVID-19 Vitamin D supplementation B IIt [107]
Cancer patients, uninfected [0] or with COVID-19 [1–9], without vitamin D deficiency To improve clinical outcome in case of COVID-19 Vitamin D supplementation D IItr [108,109]
Cancer patients with COVID-19 – ambulatory, mild [1–3] To prevent thromboembolic complications Low-dose LMWH C III [110]
Cancer patients with COVID-19 – hospitalized, moderate to severe [4–9] To prevent thromboembolic complications Low-dose LMWH A IIt [111,112]
Cancer patients with COVID-19 – hospitalized, moderate [4–5] plus additional risk factors To prevent thromboembolic complications and reduce mortality Therapeutic anticoagulation B IIt [[112], [113], [114], [115]]
Cancer patients with COVID-19 – hospitalized, severe [6–9] To prevent thromboembolic complications and reduce mortality Routine intermediate-dose LMWH D IIt [113,116]
Cancer patients with COVID-19 – hospitalized, severe [6–9] To prevent thromboembolic complications and reduce mortality Routine therapeutic anticoagulation D IIt [112,117,149]

COVID-19, coronavirus 2019; LMWH, low-molecular-weight heparin.