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 Oncology Center of Excellence describes in its 2020 annual

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