Journal issues > Issue 2, March 2021 > Reactivations of prior infections in cancer patients treated with immunosuppressive/immunomodulatory treatments

Reactivations of prior infections in cancer patients treated with immunosuppressive/immunomodulatory treatments

By: D. Schrijvers MD, PhD

SUMMARY

Prior infections may reactivate in cancer patients receiving immunosuppressive/immunomodulatory treatments. Depending on the severity of the immune suppression, chemoprophylaxis may be necessary and is recommended in Herpes simplex virus- and Herpes zoster virus-seropositive patients undergoing allogenous hematologic stem cell transplantation and in solid cancer patients with Hepatitis B surface antigen or hepatitis B core antibody seropositivity.

For other infections, a low threshold for performing diagnostic testing of potential viral or tuberculosis infections should be used should be used in daily clinical practice in order to prevent severe morbidity or mortality.

(BELG J MED ONCOL 2021;15(2):75-8)

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