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Dexamethasone treatment for COVID-19 is related to increased mortality in hematologic malignancy patients: results from the EPICOVIDEHA Registry

Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona-IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona
University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Translational Research, Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), Cologne
Hematology and Stem Cell Transplant Unit, IRCCS Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome
Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology and Oncology, Masaryk University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
Department of Hematology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
Department of Nephrology and Infectious diseases, AZ Sint-Jan Brugge-Oostende AV, Brugge
IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan
Hospital Nuestra Senora de Sonsoles, Avila
Hospital Nuestra Senora de Sonsoles, Avila
Oncology Center, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
Department of Oncology, Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplantation with Section of Pneumology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg
La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain; CIBERINFEC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid
Department of Hematology, Research Unit, Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul
Haematology Dept., Dimiccoli Hospital, Barletta
Ospedale San Martino, Genova
Centre Hospitalier d'Argenteuil, Argenteuil
Department of Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Department of Haematology, Blood Neoplasms, and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
Medizinische Klinik II, Klinikum rechts der Isar, TU Munchen, Munich
Department of Hematology, University Hospital Virgen Macarena - University Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS / CSIC), Universidad de Sevilla, Seville
University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen
Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Department of Internal Medicine, South Division Faculty of Medicine University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria del Friuli Centrale, Udine
Laikon Hospital, Athens, Greece
Department of Internal Medicine, ADRZ, Goes
Hematology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli - IRCCS, Rome
San Luigi Gonzaga Hospital - Orbassano, Orbassano
University Hospital Centre Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia; Croatian Cooperative Group for Hematological Diseases (CROHEM) Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Health Studies University of Rijeka, Rijeka, Croatia
Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan
Hematology and Stem Cell transplant Unit, Vito Fazzi, Lecce
Department of Hematology, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Experimental Hematology, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Barcelona, Spain; Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra
Division of Hematology, Institution of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
Fundacion Jimenez Diaz University Hospital, Health Research Institute IIS-FJD, Madrid
Hospital University of Parma - Hematology and Bone Marrow Unit, Parma
University Clinical Center Serbia, Medical Faculty University Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
UK Munster, Munster
Division of Hematology and Oncology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York
Department of Medicine A, Hematology, Oncology and Pneumology, University Hospital Munster (UKM), Munster
Hospital Lucus Augusti, Lugo
Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano, Caserta
Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos
Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
Dokuz Eylul University, Division of Hematology, Izmir
Aga Khan University, Karachi
Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, Le Chesnay, France; Universite Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, Inserm, Equipe "Exposome et Heredite", CESP, Villejuif
Department of Hematology, CH Sud Francilien, Corbeil Essonnes
Divisione Clinicizzata di Ematologia, Ospedale Ferrarotto, Catania
Hospital Universitario Infanta Leonor, Madrid
Hematology, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome
Northumbria Healthcare, Newcastle
Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria del Friuli Centrale, Udine
Department of Clinical Hematology, Montpellier University Hospital, IGMM UMR5535 CNRS, University of Montpellier, Montpellier
Istituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana, Bellinzona, Switzerland
Portuguese Institute of Oncology, Lisbon
Aseer Central Hospital, Abha
Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Medical School, "Attikon" University General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia - Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
UOC Hematology, AORN Cardarelli, Naples
Department of Hematology, University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb, Croatia
Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, AOUC Policlinico, Bari
Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore
Azienda Ospedaliera Nazionale SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria
Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Lahore
Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon, Madrid
Hematology Department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon, Madrid
Department of Hemato-Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacky University and University Hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
Department of Mental Health and Public Medicine, University of Campania, Naples
General Hospital of Thessaloniki "George Papanikolaou", Thessaloniki, Greece
Hematology Unit, ASST-Ospedali Civili, Brescia
Infektiologie, Universitatsklinikum Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main
University Clinic of Hematology, Skopje, North Macedonia
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Eskisehir
University Clinical Center Serbia, Medical Faculty University Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Hospital Escuela de Agudos Dr. Ramon Madariaga, Posadas
Service d’Hematologie-Oncologie, Hopital St Louis, Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris; Universite de Paris Diderot, Paris
AZ KLINA, Brasschaat
Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; IBSAL, Centro de Investigacion del Cancer-IBMCC (USAL-CSIC), Salamanca
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
Oncology Center, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Anna e San Sebastiano, Caserta
University Clinic of Hematology, Skopje, North Macedonia
Hematology Department, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca
University Clinical Center Serbia, Medical Faculty University Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Hospital St Louis, Paris
Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Prague, Czech Republic
Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, Prague, Czech Republic
Infektiologie, Universitatsklinikum Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt am Main
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Portuguese Institute of Oncology, Lisbon
Hospital Lucus Augusti, Lugo
Fundacion Jimenez Diaz University Hospital, Health Research Institute IIS-FJD, Madrid
Department of Hematology, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Experimental Hematology, Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, Barcelona
Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen
Department of Hematology, University Hospital Virgen Macarena - University Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS / CSIC), Universidad de Sevilla, Seville
Department of Hematology and Oncology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
Centre Hospitalier d'Argenteuil, Argenteuil
Ospedale San Martino, Genova
Ospedale San Martino, Genova
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul
University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Translational Research, Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), Cologne
Department of Hematology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Translational Research, Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), Cologne
University of Cologne, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Cologne, Translational Research, Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), Cologne
Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona-IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; CIBERINFEC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid
Hematology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli - IRCCS, Rome
Miloš Mladenović, ;Charlotte Flasshove, Bojana Mišković, ;José-María Ribera-Santasusana, Martin Hoenigl, Juergen Prattes, Malgorzata Mikulska, Annarosa Cuccaro, Emel Bekirova, Josip Batinić, ;Nick De Jonge, Tatjana Adžić-Vukičević, ;Ľuboš Drgoňa, Hans Martin Orth, Florian Reizine, Monica Piedimonte, Jörg Schubert, Andrés Soto-Silva, Jorge Loureiro-Amigo, Laura Serrano, Lisset Lorenzo De La Peña, Anna Guidetti, Irati Ormazabal-Vélez, Sandra Malak, Maria Calbacho, Noemí Fernández, Rafael F. Duarte, Elizabeth De Kort, Guldane Cengiz Seval, Luisa Verga, Rui Bergantim, María-Josefa Jiménez-Lorenzo, Johan Maertens, Nina Khanna, Matthias Egger, Omar-Francisco Coronel-Ayala, Przemyslaw Zdziarski, Alessandro Busca, Elena Busch, Christian Bjørn Poulsen, François Danion, Tania Cushion, Sergio Pinzón, Yung Gonzaga, Austin Kulasekararaj, Hossein Zarrinfar, Baerbel Hoell-Neugebauer, Chi Shan Kho, Rémy Duléry, Martin Kolditz, Monica Fung, Alina Daniela Tanase
Collaborative group: EPICOVIDEHA study group (Miloš Mladenović, ;Charlotte Flasshove, Bojana Mišković, ;José-María Ribera-Santasusana, Martin Hoenigl, Juergen Prattes, Malgorzata Mikulska, Annarosa Cuccaro, Emel Bekirova, Josip Batinić, ;Nick De Jonge, Tatjana Adžić-Vukičević, ;Ľuboš Drgoňa, Hans Martin Orth, Florian Reizine, Monica Piedimonte, Jörg Schubert, Andrés Soto-Silva, Jorge Loureiro-Amigo, Laura Serrano, Lisset Lorenzo De La Peña, Anna Guidetti, Irati Ormazabal-Vélez, Sandra Malak, Maria Calbacho, Noemí Fernández, Rafael F. Duarte, Elizabeth De Kort, Guldane Cengiz Seval, Luisa Verga, Rui Bergantim, María-Josefa Jiménez-Lorenzo, Johan Maertens, Nina Khanna, Matthias Egger, Omar-Francisco Coronel-Ayala, Przemyslaw Zdziarski, Alessandro Busca, Elena Busch, Christian Bjørn Poulsen, François Danion, Tania Cushion, Sergio Pinzón, Yung Gonzaga, Austin Kulasekararaj, Hossein Zarrinfar, Baerbel Hoell-Neugebauer, Chi Shan Kho, Rémy Duléry, Martin Kolditz, Monica Fung, Alina Daniela Tanase)
Haematologica Early view Apr 4, 2024 https://doi.org/10.3324/haematol.2023.284678