Strategies for care of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor or soft tissue sarcoma during COVID-19 pandemic: A guide for surgical oncologists

J Surg Oncol. 2021 Jan;123(1):12-23. doi: 10.1002/jso.26246. Epub 2020 Oct 6.

Abstract

The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is deeply impacting the accessibility of cancer patients to surgery. In resource-limited conditions, the standard of care might not be deliverable, but evidence to support alternative management strategies often exists. By revisiting available treatment options, this review provides surgical oncologists with an evidence-based framework for treating patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor, extremity/truncal soft tissue sarcoma, and retroperitoneal sarcoma to rapidly adapt their decision-making to the constant evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Keywords: COVID-19; gastrointestinal stromal tumor; retroperitoneal sarcoma; sarcoma; soft tissue sarcoma.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 / epidemiology*
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / drug therapy
  • Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors / surgery*
  • Health Resources
  • Humans
  • Imatinib Mesylate / therapeutic use
  • Oncologists
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic*
  • SARS-CoV-2*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Surgical Oncology

Substances

  • Imatinib Mesylate