The COVID-19 Pandemic and In-Person Visit Rate Disruptions Among Patients With Hematologic Neoplasms in the US in 2020 to 2021
Goyal G, Lau K, Wang X, Davidoff A, Huntington S, Jamy O, Calip G, Shah H, Stephens D, Miksad R, Parikh R, Takvorian S, Neparidze N, Seymour E. The COVID-19 Pandemic and In-Person Visit Rate Disruptions Among Patients With Hematologic Neoplasms in the US in 2020 to 2021. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2316642. PMID: 37273206, PMCID: PMC10242428, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.16642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly pandemic monthsOral therapyOutpatient infusionsChronic lymphocytic leukemiaHematologic neoplasmsVisit ratesTelemedicine useCohort studyPandemic monthsLymphocytic leukemiaRetrospective observational cohort studyData cutoff datePerson medical careSubsequent cancer outcomesHalf of patientsObservational cohort studyMantle cell lymphomaCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicNon-Hispanic whitesMedian ageActive treatmentCancer outcomesMultiple myelomaActive patients