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Table 3 Main COVID-19 positive patients’ characteristics

From: Two months of radiation oncology in the heart of Italian “red zone” during COVID-19 pandemic: paving a safe path over thin ice

Sex

 Male 11 (84.6%)

 Female 2 (15.4%)

Age

 Median 69.7 years (range 59.7–84.9)

 Mean 69.8 years

ECOG Performance Status

 PS0 3 (23.1%)

 PS1 8 (61.5%)

 PS2 0 (0%)

 PS3 2 (15.4%)

Smoking habit

 Smoker 9 (69.2%)

 Former smoker (15.4%)

 Non smoker (15.4%)

Comorbidities

 Arterial hypertension 4 (30.7%)

 Other cardiovascular diseases 6 (46.2%)

 Arrhytmias 2 (15.4%)

 Diabetes 2 (15.4%)

 Infectious diseases 2 (15.4%)

 Gastrointestinal diseases 2 (15.4%)

Number of comorbidities

 None 1 (7.7%)

 One 4 (30.8%)

 Two 3 23.1%

 Three or more 5 (38.5%)

Tumor diagnosis

 NSCLC 8 (61.5%)

 Head and neck SCC 2 (15.4%)

 Multiple myeloma 1 (7.7%)

 Breast cancer 1 (7.7%)

 Rectal cancer 1 (7.7%)

Tumor stage

 Stage IV 4 (30.8%)

 Stage III 7 (53.8%)

 Stage II 1 (7.7%)

 Unknown 1 (7.7%)

Ongoing treatment

 Radical or adjuvant/neoadjuvant radiotherapy 6 (46.2%)

 Palliative radiotherapy 4 (30.8%)

 Chemotherapy 4 (30.8%)

 Immunotherapy 2 (15.4%)

Treatment suspension

 No 6 (46.2%)

 Temporary 1 (7.7%)

 Definitive 6 (46.2%)

Chest radiograph

 Positive 11 (84.6%)

 Negative 2 (15.4%)

Chest CT scan

 Positive 6 (46.2%)

 Negative 0

 Not performed 7 (46.2%)

COVID-19 treatment

 Hydroxychloroquine 11 (84.6%)

 Lopinavir/ritonavir 8 (61.5%)

 Other antivirals 3 (23.1%)

 Tocilizumab 3 (23.1%)

 Azitromicin 9 (69.2%)

 No treatment 2 (15.4%)

Respiratory support

 Supplemental oxygen 10 (76.9%)

 Non-invasive ventilation 1 (7.7%)

 Invasive ventilation 0

COVID-19 outcome

 Negativized 6 (46.2%)

 Alive positive 2 (15.4%)

 Deceased 5 (38.5%)

  1. ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, NSCLC Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, SCC Squamous Cell Carcinoma