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Table 3 Registered clinical trials to investigate the role of autophagy for COVID-19.

From: Role and clinical implication of autophagy in COVID-19

Drugs

Disease conditions

mechanism

Interventions

Status

Phase

NCT number

GNS651

COVID-19

Advanced or Metastatic Hematological or Solid Tumor

Inhibit late-stage autophagy.

GNS651

Standard of care

Avdoralimab

Monalizumab

Completed

Phase II

NCT04333914

Nitazoxanide

COVID-19

Inhibit late-stage autophagy.

Nitazoxanide

Placebo

Terminated

Phase II

Phase III

NCT04523090

HCQ

COVID-19

Interfere with

autophagosome-lysosome fusion.

HCQ & Arm A vs. HCQ&Arm B

Withdrawn

Not Applicable

NCT04374903

P2Et

COVID

COVID-19

Induct complete autophagy.

P2Et

Placebo

Recruiting

Phase II

Phase III

NCT04410510

Chloroquine phosphate

COVID-19

Interfere with

autophagosome-lysosome fusion.

Chloroquine phosphate

Unknown

Phase I

NCT04443270

Chloroquine Hydroxychloroquine

COVID-19

Coronavirus

Interfere with

autophagosome-lysosome fusion.

Chloroquine Hydroxychloroquine

Standard care

Completed

Phase III

NCT04420247

Chloroquine Phosphate Tablets

COVID-19 Pneumonia

Interfere with

autophagosome-lysosome fusion.

Chloroquine Phosphate Tablets

Losartan

Withdrawn

Phase II

NCT04428268

Chloroquine Sulfate

Hydroxychloroquine

COVID-19

Interfere with

autophagosome-lysosome fusion.

Chloroquine Sulfate

Hydroxychloroquine

Standard supportive care

Terminated

Phase IV

NCT04362332

Rapamycin

Acute Lung Injury/ARDS

Respiratory Failure

COVID-19

Activate autophagy via inhibiting mTOR.

Rapamycin

Placebo

Withdrawn

Phase I

Phase II

NCT04482712

  1. Abbreviations: ARDS: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome; COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019; HCQ: Hydroxychloroquine; P2Et: Caesalpinia spinosa extract