• Hind Mrabti, Narjiss Berrada, Ghislaine Raiss, Hamza Ettahri, Halima Abahssain, Mouna Bourhafour, Souha Sahraoui, and Hassan Errihani.
• Department of Medical Oncology, Institut National d'oncologie, Mohamed V University, 10010 Rabat, Morocco.
• Future Oncol. 2020 Sep 1; 16 (26): 2007-2016.

AbstractManagement of cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic is a worldwide challenge - in particular in developing countries where the risk of saturation of health facilities and intensive care beds must be minimized. The first case of COVID-19 was declared in Morocco on 2 March 2020, after which a panel of Moroccan experts, consisting of medical oncologists from universities and regional and private oncology centers, was promptly assembled to conduct a group reflection on cancer patient's management. The main objective is to protect the immunocompromised population from the risk of COVID-19, while maintaining an adequate management of cancer, which can quickly compromise their prognosis. Recommendations are provided according to each clinical situation: patients undergoing treatment, new cases, hospitalized patients, palliative care and surveillance.

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