Clinical profile and mortality of Sars-Cov-2 infection in cancer patients across two pandemic time periods (Feb 2020–Sep 2020; Sep 2020–May 2021) in the Veneto Oncology Network: The ROVID study

•COVID-19-related mortality in cancer patients decreased over time.•Pts from the second time period were younger and in better clinical conditions.•In-hospital contagion was significantly reduced in the second pandemic time period.•Protecting cancer patients from Sars-Cov-2 infection is a priority.