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Prevention of Novel Coronavirus Disease by Hydroxychloroquine in cancer patients.

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Condition 1: COVID-19 disease. Condition 2: Acute myeloid leukemia. Condition 3: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Condition 4: Breast cancer. Condition 5: Colon cancer. Condition 6: Diffuse large B cell lymphoma.
Coronavirus infection, unspecified
Acute myeloblastic leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia [ALL]
Malignant neoplasm of breast
Malignant neoplasm of colon
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
B34.2
C92.0
C91.0
Registration Number
IRCT20200405046958N1
Lead Sponsor
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

Patients with curable Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Patients with curable Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia
Patients with curable high-grade non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Patients with curable Breast cancer
Patients with curable Colon cancer
Age higher than 15 years

Exclusion Criteria

Known sensitivity to Hydroxychloroquine
Weight lower than 35 kilograms
History of retinopathy
History of any cardiac disease
Acute respiratory tract infection in the last 2 month
Having novel Coronavirus in the first two weeks of entering the trial
Diabetes Mellitus
Immuno-suppressive disease other than cancer
Chronic pulmonary disease
Taking immuno-suppressive drugs other than cancer chemotherapy

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
COVID-19 incidence rate in cancer patients under treatment. Timepoint: Patients are examined and investigated if they become symptomatic during the 2 months of study. Method of measurement: First, a history and physical examination are performed for the symptoms of COVID-19, and if the test is positive, a computerized tomography scan of the lungs and a nucleic acid amplification test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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