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Considerations for Interactions of Drugs Used for the Treatment of Covid-19 With Anti-Cancer Treatments Publisher Pubmed



Jafari A1 ; Dadkhahfar S2 ; Perseh S3
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  1. 1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Skin Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. School of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology Published:2020


Abstract

SARS-CoV2 infection is an emerging issue worldwide. Cancer patient are at increased risk of infection compared to general population. On the other hand, these patients are at major risk of drug interactions caused by renal and hepatic impairment background. Because of the long-term use of chemotherapy drugs, drug interactions are important in these patients especially with SARS-CoV2 treatments now. This paper is review of reported drug interactions of current treatments for COVID-19 and anticancer agents. © 2020 Elsevier B.V.
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