Massive study reveals COVID-19's toll on cancer patients
NCT ID NCT04393974
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 3820 adults with cancer who also had COVID-19. Researchers collected routine medical data to describe symptoms and identify factors affecting survival. The goal was to learn more about how COVID-19 affects cancer patients, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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3,820 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2020
- Finished
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Apr 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
All patients 18 years old or above with cancer and who have also tested positive for Sars-Cov2.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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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: The investigators will evaluate and include consecutive patients observed in the outpatients and inpatients facility of the study centre meeting all the following CRITERIA: 1. Be ≥18 years of age. 2. Have a confirmed diagnosis of malignancy of any type. 3. Have a confirmed diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Exclusion Criteria: Patients will not be entered in the study database when one or more of the following CRITERIA are present: 1. Unconfirmed diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection 2. Insufficient clinical/follow up data.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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ASST Azienda Ospedaliera Papa Giovanni XXIII
Bergamo, Italy
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Azienda Istituti Ospitalieri di Cremona
Cremona, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Spedali Civili di Brescia
Brescia, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della Carità di Novara
Novara, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo
Alessandria, Italy
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Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, Chelsea & Westminster Hopsital NHS Foundation Trust
London, SW10 9NH, United Kingdom
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Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
Milan, Italy
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Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo
Pavia, Italy
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Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero
Brescia, Italy
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Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
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Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron
Barcelona, Spain
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Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge
Barcelona, Spain
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Humanitas Research Hospital
Milan, Italy
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Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
London, W12 0HS, United Kingdom
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Institut Català d'Oncologia Badalona
Badalona, Spain
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Institut Català d'Oncologia Hospital Josep Trueta
Girona, Spain
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Institut Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, France
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Institut Jules Bordet
Brussels, Belgium
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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Munich, Germany
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Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Newcastle, NE27 0QJ, United Kingdom
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Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico
Rome, Italy
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St Bartholomew's Hopsital, Barts Health NHS Trust
London, EC1A 7BE, United Kingdom
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University College Hospital, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
London, NW1 2BU, United Kingdom
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Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre University NHS Trust
Cardiff, CF14 2TL, United Kingdom
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