Great collaborative effort to assess the outcomes of 1128 patients with perioperative #coronavirus infection. 278 had surgery for cancer with a 27% 30 day mortality rate. No details on type or stage of cancer but would #radiotherapy be an option if surgery is high risk?

This is a really important initiative on the impact of change of the #COVID__19 pandemic on RT services in the UK. All clinical oncology departments should consider joining #CTRadCOVID_RT David Sebag (he/him) 🇺🇦💙 @CTRad_CChan NCRI Partnership

It's now a month since we launched COVID-RT Lung and we already have an amazing 182 patients in our database. Thank-you especially to The Christie NHS, Velindre University NHS Trust, Weston Park Cancer Centre and South Tees Hospitals who have entered the most patients so far. Please keep up the great work!

Any centres having difficulties in setting up the data collection please do get in touch as the team are always happy to help. We are aiming to capture ALL patients referred for radical #radiotherapy for #lungcaner. COVID-RT Lung is part of the wider #CTRadCOVID_RT initiative.

Thanks to all UK centres who have joined COVID-RT Lung. ~200 patients with lung cancer treated with curative intent #radiotherapy entered database. If you need help setting up please contact Kathryn Banfill 💙 or myself #COVID19 #NCRI_CTRad

Here's last month's update, look out for another update soon. The project is progressing quickly and we now have almost 300 patients in the database. Thanks to all the participating centres. #CTRadCOVID_RT #NCRI_CTRad

This week on BBC Breakfast you can watch the great work everyone at the Christie is doing during the pandemic. Interview with Neil Bayman explaining some of the challenges and solutions. Also Dr Soo Mak reporting scans at her amazing standing desk at home, in slippers.

News: Our researchers at The Christie NHS have launched COVID-RT Lung - a national project to understand changes in #Radiotherapy treatments for #LungCancer patients during #COVID19. Read more here: manchesterbrc.nihr.ac.uk/news-and-event… #NCRI_ctrad

The new project COVID-RT Lung being led by Corinne Faivre-Finn, Kathryn Banfill 💙 and Gareth Price has been launched. This project will build a national database to understand how #COVID19 has impacted radiotherapy for #LungCancer. COVID-RT Lung UoM Biology, Medicine and Health The Christie NHS

Initial results from COVID-RT Lung will be presented at #NCRIVirtual Cancer Reseach and COVID19 Session on Monday 2nd Nov 2.10pm. Kamal Thippu MD FRCR Kate Clive Peedell Ceri Powell Jolyne O'Hare 💙 liz toy UoM Biology, Medicine and Health The Christie NHS RTphysics Manchester NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre #NCRI_CTRad

Very excited for today's #NCRIVirtual Showcase! We're looking forward to the new #COVID19 and #CancerResearch being presented with: @RohanShotton showing the decision support tool CORONET from 11.15 Kathryn Banfill 💙 discussing the COVID-RT Lung project from 13.45