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Table 1 Patient cohort characteristics (n = 604)

From: Implementation, adherence, and results of systematic SARS-CoV-2 testing for asymptomatic patients treated at a tertiary care regional radiation oncology network

Variable

No. (%) or median (IQR)

Gender

 

Male

274 (45.5%)

Female

330 (54.6%)

Primary Cancer

 

Lung

107 (17.7%)

Breast

187 (31%)

Melanoma

8 (1.3%)

Renal cell carcinoma

7 (1.2%)

Gastrointestinal

42 (7%)

Gynecologic

17 (2.8%)

Prostate

110 (18.2%)

Lymphoma

6 (1%)

Myeloma

6 (1%)

Central nervous system

25 (4.1%)

Head & neck

42 (7%)

Sarcoma/connective tissue

14 (2.3%)

Non-melanoma skin cancer

20 (3.3%)

Leukemia

1 (0.2%)

Non-prostate Genitourinary

11 (1.8%)

Endocrine

1 (0.2%)

Previous SARS-CoV-2 PCR test

 

Yes

204 (33.8%)

No

400 (66.2%)

If previous SARS-CoV-2 test, number

 

1

162 (79.4%)

2

36 (17.6%)

3

6 (2.9%)

If previous SARS-CoV-2 test, result

 

Negative

204 (100%)

Systemic therapy within 3 months prior to RT

 

Yes

257 (42.5%)

No

347 (57.5%)

Systemic therapy concurrent with RT

 

Yes

167 (27.6%)

No

437 (72.4%)

Patient admission status

 

Inpatient

27 (4.5%)

Outpatient

577 (95.5%)

Age (years)

65 (56–73)

RT duration (weeks)

4 (1.6–6.1)

RT number of fractions

15 (5–25)

  1. No. = number, IQR = interquartile range, PCR = polymerase chain reaction, RT = radiotherapy