High Expression of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 at the Resection Margin Makes Lung Cancer Survivors Susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 With Unfavorable Prognosis

Abstract

<i>ACE2</i> and <i>TMPRSS2</i> levels were higher at resection margins of lung cancer survivors than those in normal tissues of non-cancerous individuals and may serve as factors responsible for the high susceptibility to COVID-19 among lung cancer survivors. Lung cancer patients diagnosed with COVID-19, including medium-term survivors, have worse outcomes than the general population.