US FDA ‘Project Post COVIDity’ Will Track Infection Impact On Cancer Patients Using Real-World Data

Oncology Center of Excellence program will use the Evidence Accelerator to examine COVID’s impact on treatment initiation, regimen selection and therapeutic utilization, potential adverse sequalae, and outcomes.

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Tracking the impact of COVID infections on cancer patients using real-world data is among the new projects launched by the US FDA’s Oncology Center of Excellence. • Source: Shutterstock

The US Food & Drug Administration’s COVID-19 Evidence Accelerator is evaluating the effects of COVID-19 infection on cancer patients via a new Oncology Center of Excellence initiative dubbed “Project Post COVIDity.”

The initial focus will be on understanding how COVID infection impacts cancer patients “on active treatment and associated immunotherapy,” the...

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