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COVID-19: Using oncology drugs and surgery during the coronavirus pandemic

AACR 2020

Published: 21 May 2020

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Dr. Paolo Ascierto - Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy

Dr Paolo Ascierto talks to ecancer and provides an overview of using oncology drugs during COVID-19, which he presented at the AACR 2020 virtual meeting.

He gives a thorough overview of the various stages of patient and the risks that they each face.

Dr Ascierto then covers the difficulty around immuno-oncology and some of the best methods for managing patients with immunotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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