id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-314280-kf2bo06e Brissot, Eolia Management of patients with acute leukemia during the COVID-19 outbreak: practical guidelines from the acute leukemia working party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation 2020-06-11 .txt text/plain 2155 111 44 Their study suggests that hospital admission and recurrent outpatient visits, inherent to cancer patients' management, are potential risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Given that percentage of asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 can be high [8] , all newly diagnosed patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) should be screened for COVID-19 infection by PCR and high-resolution thoracic computerized tomography scan before initiating chemotherapy [9] ( Table 1 ). Patients fit to receive intensive therapy For patients with favorable or intermediate risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML) [10] who are fit to receive intensive chemotherapy, the standard "3 + 7" induction should be considered [11] . Overall, the management of patients with AL in the COVID-19 outbreak is a major challenge, as this hematological malignancy requires rapid treatment, which may result in a requirement for admission to an ICU unit. ./cache/cord-314280-kf2bo06e.txt ./txt/cord-314280-kf2bo06e.txt