2021
COVID-19 in patients with CLL: improved survival outcomes and update on management strategies
Roeker LE, Eyre TA, Thompson MC, Lamanna N, Coltoff AR, Davids MS, Baker PO, Leslie L, Rogers KA, Allan JN, Cordoba R, Lopez-Garcia A, Antic D, Pagel JM, Martinez-Calle N, García-Marco JA, Hernández-Rivas JÁ, Miras F, Coombs CC, Österborg A, Hansson L, Seddon AN, López Jiménez J, Wilson MR, El-Sharkawi D, Wojenski D, Ma S, Munir T, Valenciano S, Seymour E, Barr PM, Pu J, Patten PEM, Perini GF, Huntington SF, Parry H, Sundaram S, Skarbnik A, Kamdar M, Jacobs R, Walter H, Walewska R, Broom A, Lebowitz S, Isaac KM, Portell CA, Ahn IE, Ujjani CS, Shadman M, Skånland SS, Chong EA, Mato AR. COVID-19 in patients with CLL: improved survival outcomes and update on management strategies. Blood 2021, 138: 1768-1773. PMID: 34297826, PMCID: PMC8313815, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2021011841.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMitigating the risk of COVID-19 exposure by transitioning from clinic-based to home-based immune globulin infusion
Perreault S, Schiffer M, Clinchy-Jarmoszko V, Bocchetta N, Barbarotta L, Abdelghany O, Foss F, Huntington S, Seropian S, Isufi I. Mitigating the risk of COVID-19 exposure by transitioning from clinic-based to home-based immune globulin infusion. American Journal Of Health-System Pharmacy 2021, 78: 1112-1117. PMID: 33617630, PMCID: PMC7929449, DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/zxab072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHome-based infusionsCOVID-19 exposureSCIG infusionsIntravenous immune globulin therapyBetter patient understandingImmune globulin infusionImmune globulin therapyPatient Outcome QuestionnairePatient outcome assessmentInfusion-related complicationsChair timeRisk of infectionCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virusGlobulin therapyIVIG infusionIVIG therapyChart reviewImmunosuppressed populationImmunosuppressed patientsInfusion visitsMedical visitsOutcomes QuestionnairePatient satisfactionPatient understandingInfusion clinic
2020
Outcomes of COVID-19 in patients with CLL: a multicenter international experience
Mato AR, Roeker LE, Lamanna N, Allan JN, Leslie L, Pagel JM, Patel K, Osterborg A, Wojenski D, Kamdar M, Huntington SF, Davids MS, Brown JR, Antic D, Jacobs R, Ahn IE, Pu J, Isaac KM, Barr PM, Ujjani CS, Geyer MB, Berman E, Zelenetz AD, Malakhov N, Furman RR, Koropsak M, Bailey N, Hanson L, Perini GF, Ma S, Ryan CE, Wiestner A, Portell CA, Shadman M, Chong EA, Brander DM, Sundaram S, Seddon AN, Seymour E, Patel M, Martinez-Calle N, Munir T, Walewska R, Broom A, Walter H, El-Sharkawi D, Parry H, Wilson MR, Patten PEM, Hernández-Rivas JÁ, Miras F, Fernández Escalada N, Ghione P, Nabhan C, Lebowitz S, Bhavsar E, López-Jiménez J, Naya D, Garcia-Marco JA, Skånland SS, Cordoba R, Eyre TA. Outcomes of COVID-19 in patients with CLL: a multicenter international experience. Blood 2020, 136: 1134-1143. PMID: 32688395, PMCID: PMC7472711, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020006965.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgammaglobulinaemia Tyrosine KinaseAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntiviral AgentsBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19COVID-19 SerotherapyFemaleHumansImmunization, PassiveLeukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-CellMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsPneumonia, ViralProtein Kinase InhibitorsSARS-CoV-2Survival AnalysisTreatment OutcomeConceptsCOVID-19 diagnosisCLL patientsHigh riskCumulative Illness Rating Scale scoreCOVID-19Intensive care unit admissionOverall case fatality rateChronic lymphocytic leukemia patientsBruton tyrosine kinase inhibitorsMulticenter international experienceCare unit admissionSymptomatic COVID-19Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection riskCOVID-19 courseCase fatality rateRating Scale scoresFuture epidemiologic studiesLymphocytic leukemia patientsCoronavirus disease 2019Tyrosine kinase inhibitorsUnit admissionBaseline characteristicsMost patientsHospital admissionImmune dysfunction