Lou Portero

Urban Health Today

According to the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) statement, cancer patients and survivors should be included in COVID-19 vaccine trials unless there is a safety justification for excluding them. ASCO and other professional organizations currently recommend COVID-19 vaccination for patients with cancer, except where vaccination is specifically contraindicated.The statement includes four recommendations on the inclusion of individuals with cancer in COVID-19 vaccine trials.1- Existing and future trials should only exclude cancer patients and survivors or immunocompromised if there is a &ldquo;specific and credible risk of harm&rdquo; from participation.2- Vaccine manufacturers and trial sponsors should partner with oncology practices, cancer centers, and academic medical centers to recruit patients with cancer and ensure that &ldquo;sufficient numbers&rdquo; of cancer patients from &ldquo;diverse populations and age groups&rdquo; are being enrolled.3- Government agencies should &ldquo;encourage and incentivize vaccine manufacturers to include patients with cancer in existing and future COVID-19 vaccine trials.&rdquo;4- Public health agencies and research organizations should compile and analyze real-world data on vaccine effectiveness in cancer patients. This could help make up for the underrepresentation of cancer patients in prior vaccine trials.

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The American Society of Clinical Oncology recommends COVID-19 vaccinations for patients with cancer and cancer survivors, unless otherwise contraindicated.

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