A Study to Investigate Intravenous Tocilizumab in Participants With Moderate to Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia

NCT ID: NCT04363736

Last Updated: 2022-08-31

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

97 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-05-05

Study Completion Date

2020-08-12

Brief Summary

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This study will assess the pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, safety and efficacy of two different doses of tocilizumab (TCZ) in combination with standard-of-care (SOC) in hospitalized adult participants with moderate to severe COVID-19 pneumonia.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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COVID-19 Pneumonia

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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TCZ 8 mg/kg

Participants will receive intravenous (IV) tocilizumab (TCZ) at a dose of 8 mg/kg in addition to standard-of-care treatment.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Tociliuzumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will receive IV TCZ.

TCZ 4 mg/kg

Participants will receive IV tocilizumab (TCZ) at a dose of 4 mg/kg in addition to standard-of-care treatment.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tociliuzumab

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants will receive IV TCZ.

Interventions

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Tociliuzumab

Participants will receive IV TCZ.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Hospitalization with COVID-19 pneumonia confirmed by a positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) of any specimen \[e.g., respiratory, blood, urine, stool, and other bodily fluids\]) and evidence of pneumonia on chest X-ray or computed tomography scan
* For severe patients, SpO2 \</= 93% or PaO2/FiO2 \< 300 mmHg. If a participant is on supplemental oxygen with SpO2 \> 93%, but desaturation \</= to 93% on lower supplemental oxygen or ambient air is documented during screening, the inclusion criterion is met
* For moderate patients (those who do not qualify as severe based oxygen requirements), CRP \> 2 x upper limit of normal (ULN) is required
* For women of childbearing potential: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use contraception, as defined by the protocol
* For men: agreement to remain abstinent (refrain from heterosexual intercourse) or use a condom, and agreement to refrain from donating sperm, as defined by the protocol

Exclusion Criteria

* Known severe allergic reactions to TCZ or other monoclonal antibodies
* Active tuberculosis (TB) infection
* Suspected active bacterial, fungal, viral, or other infection (besides SARS-CoV-2)
* Participants who are on a mechanical ventilator \> 24 hours or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), in shock, or combination thereof with other organ failure requiring treatment in an ICU
* In the opinion of the investigator, progression to death is imminent and inevitable within the next 24 hours, irrespective of the provision of treatments
* Receipt of oral anti-rejection or immunomodulatory drugs (including TCZ) within the past 3 months
* Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \> 10 x ULN detected within 24 hours at screening or at baseline (according to local laboratory reference ranges)
* Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \< 1000/uL at screening and baseline (according to local laboratory reference ranges)
* Platelet count \< 50,000/uL at screening and baseline (according to local laboratory reference ranges)
* Pregnancy or breastfeeding, or positive pregnancy test at a predose examination
* Treatment with an investigational drug within 5 drug-elimination half-lives or 30 days (whichever is longer) of randomization
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hoffmann-La Roche

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Clinical Trials

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Hoffmann-La Roche

Locations

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Mayo Clinic - Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status

St. Jude Medical Center

Fullerton, California, United States

Site Status

LAC + USC Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

USC Keck Medical Center of USC

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Norwalk Hospital

Norwalk, Connecticut, United States

Site Status

Medstar Georgetown University Hospital

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Site Status

Mayo Clinic

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Site Status

Advocate Christ Medical Center

Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

Park Ridge, Illinois, United States

Site Status

University of Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Renown Institute for Heart & Vascular Health

Reno, Nevada, United States

Site Status

St Joseph's Regional Medical Center

Wayne, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

SUNY Downstate Medical Center.

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Site Status

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

Jamaica, New York, United States

Site Status

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center

Toledo, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Lehigh Valley Health Network

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Temple University Hospital

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Allegheny Health Network (Pittsburg PA)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Medical University of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital

Sugar Land, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Kumar PN, Hernandez-Sanchez J, Nagel S, Feng Y, Cai F, Rabin J, Morse CG, Nadig NR, Ashraf O, Gotur DB, McComsey GA, Gafoor K, Perin P, Thornton SC, Stubbings W, Lin CJF, Tsai L. Safety and Efficacy of Tocilizumab 4 or 8 mg/kg in Hospitalized Patients With Moderate to Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pneumonia: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 4;9(1):ofab608. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab608. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35024375 (View on PubMed)

Tom J, Bao M, Tsai L, Qamra A, Summers D, Carrasco-Triguero M, McBride J, Rosenberger CM, Lin CJF, Stubbings W, Blyth KG, Carratala J, Francois B, Benfield T, Haslem D, Bonfanti P, van der Leest CH, Rohatgi N, Wiese L, Luyt CE, Kheradmand F, Rosas IO, Cai F. Prognostic and Predictive Biomarkers in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Treated With Tocilizumab in a Randomized Controlled Trial. Crit Care Med. 2022 Mar 1;50(3):398-409. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005229.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 34612846 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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CA42481

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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