Oncological patients in active oncological treatment diagnosed with Covid-19 MedDRA version: 21.0 Level: LLT Classification code 10010029 Term: Colorectal cancer NOS System Organ Class: 100000004864
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Interventions
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Covid-19 positive cancer patients in active treatment Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 35 F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 45
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Hospitalized due to viral infection; current use of Vitamin D (these patients will not be randomized but they will be follow-up in the observational cohort study); history of recurrent renal calculi; history of malabsorption syndrome (e.g., pancreatic insufficiency, celiac disease, Crohn disease, any chronic IBD); chronic liver disease and/or renal disease with altered biochemical functions, or renal dialysis; = grade 2 based on CTCAE (v 5.0); pregnancy or breast feeding or planning on becoming pregnant during the study; known hypersensitivity to vitamin D. Impossibility to swallow; nonmalignant alteration of calcium homeostasis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main Objective: The aim of the study is to investigate whether supplement of vitamin D may assist in increasing the immunity response to Covid-19 infection, in cancer patients with no or minimal symptoms due to virus and not requiring hospitalization at baseline.;Secondary Objective: To investigate the prognostic factors of cancer patients with COVID-19 and identify prognostic biomarkers.;Primary end point(s): Rate of hospitalization due to COVID-19 related pneumonia;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 1 month from the start of the treatment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary end point(s): Time to seroconversion; time spent in hospital; time without the need for oxygen therapy. Prognostic scores: SOFA score, CURB-65, Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Radiological findings: Ground glass, local patchy, bilateral patchy, interstitial abnormalities, peripheral distribution, fine reticular opacity, vascular thickening. Complications: pneumonia, ARDS, sepsis, coagulopathy, AKI, secondary infections, heart failure, access to intensity therapy care, death;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 1 month from the start of the treatment | — |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
ISTITUTO EUROPEO ONCOLOGIA