Cancer patients with COVID: do early antiviral drugs help?
NCT ID NCT07241975
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This completed study looked at how well early COVID-19 antiviral therapies work in cancer patients. Researchers tracked 112 patients with solid tumors who received these treatments to see how many needed hospitalization within 14 days. The goal is to fill knowledge gaps and improve care for this vulnerable group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- early antiviral therapies for COVID-19
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors choose the best COVID-19 treatments for cancer patients, potentially reducing hospitalizations and deaths.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may be less reliable. It is also small (112 patients) and focused on one hospital, so findings may not apply to all cancer patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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112 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with solid tumors on active treatment who have COVID-19 infection and receive an early therapy are eligible. Patients admitted from January 2022 to December 2023 are candidate for the study. At the closure of the enrollment, we plan a further follow-up of 12 months.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients ≥ 18 years diagnosed with and/or treated for solid tumors at the department of Oncologia of the Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo 2. Prospective patients (or their or legal guardians) who have the ability to understand and be willing to sign a written informed consent document 3. Retrospective patients who have signed the institutional document allowing the use of their data for research on their disease Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are unable to understand informed consent document
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, SC Oncologia
Pavia, Pavia, 27100, Italy
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