A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Sirukumab in Confirmed Severe or Critical Confirmed Coronavirus Disease (COVID)-19

NCT ID: NCT04380961

Last Updated: 2022-06-21

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: PHASE2
• Total Enrollment: 212 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-04-24
• Study Completion Date: 2021-06-24

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical response of sirukumab (administered as a single intravenous dose) plus standard of care (SOC) compared to placebo plus SOC in COVID-19.

Detailed Description

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is an enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded ribonucleic acid (RNA) betacoronavirus. Symptoms of COVID-19 infection may appear from 2 to 14 days following exposure, with the spectrum of illnesses ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness or death. The identification of SARS-CoV-2 follows the emergence of 2 other novel betacoronaviruses: SARS-CoV and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Current management of COVID-19 is supportive, and respiratory failure from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is the leading cause of mortality. While an understanding of the epidemiology and clinical spectrum of COVID-19 is still evolving during the ongoing pandemic, the current knowledge of the disease burden highlights the urgent medical need to develop a treatment. Sirukumab (also known as CNTO136) is a human anti-interleukin (IL)-6 immunoglobulin G1 kappa (IgG1k) monoclonal antibody (mAb). Sirukumab binds with high affinity and specificity to human IL-6 and as a result inhibits IL-6-mediated signaling and the biological effects of IL-6. The study will include a Screening Phase (up to 1 Day), a Treatment Phase (Day 1 to Day 28) and a Follow-up Phase (post Day 28, follow-up phone calls on Week 8, Week 12 and Week 16). Safety evaluations will include monitoring of adverse events and serious adverse events, physical examinations, vital sign measurements, electrocardiograms, clinical laboratory tests, pregnancy testing, and checking of vital status. The entire study duration for each participant will be 16 weeks.

Conditions

Critical Confirmed Coronavirus Disease (COVID)-19

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: QUADRUPLE

Study Groups

Sirukumab

Participants will receive single intravenously (IV) dose infusion of sirukumab on Day 1 along with standard of care treatment.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Sirukumab

Intervention Type: DRUG

Participants will receive single dose infusion of sirukumab on Day 1.

Standard of Care (SOC)

Intervention Type: OTHER

SOC treatment will be determined by the investigator based on local practice and consists of supportive care.

Placebo

Participants will receive IV single dose infusion of placebo on Day 1 along with standard of care treatment.

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type: DRUG

Participants will receive placebo IV single dose infusion on Day 1.

Standard of Care (SOC)

Intervention Type: OTHER

SOC treatment will be determined by the investigator based on local practice and consists of supportive care.

Interventions

Sirukumab

Participants will receive single dose infusion of sirukumab on Day 1.

Intervention Type: DRUG

Placebo

Participants will receive placebo IV single dose infusion on Day 1.

Intervention Type: DRUG

Standard of Care (SOC)

SOC treatment will be determined by the investigator based on local practice and consists of supportive care.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Other Intervention Names

CNTO136

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Hospitalized
• Has laboratory-confirmed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection as determined by real time-polymerase chain reaction (PCR) at any time before randomization
• Evidence of infiltrates by chest X-ray, chest computed tomography (CT), lung ultrasound, or chest auscultation (rales, crackles)
• Informed consent must be obtained from the participant indicating that he or she understands the purpose of, and procedures required for, the study and is willing to participate in the study
• Critical COVID-19 disease, defined as: Requires supplemental oxygen delivered by nonrebreather mask or high-flow nasal cannula or use of non-invasive or invasive ventilation or requiring treatment in an intensive care unit

1. AND corresponding to category 4 on the 6-point ordinal recovery scale, that is: requires one of the above modalities to sustain a peripheral capillary oxygen saturation (SpO2) greater than (>) 93 percent (%) with a fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) of 50% or higher. Note, the use of other devices may fit with category 4 if the FiO2 is 50% or higher.

2. OR, corresponding to category 5 on the 6-point ordinal recovery scale, that is partial pressure of oxygen in arterial per percentage of inspired oxygen (PaO2/FiO2) ratio < 300 millimeter of mercury (mmHg) while on invasive mechanical ventilation or veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for less than 48 hours prior to screening

Exclusion Criteria

• On invasive mechanical ventilation or on veno-venous ECMO for >48 hours at time of screening
• Received an investigational intervention (including investigational vaccines) or used an invasive investigational medical device within 30 days before the planned dose of study intervention. Note: the investigator must ensure that the participant is not enrolled in another COVID-19 study with an investigational intervention (apart from the exception specified below) prior to completion of Day 28 of the current study. Exception: participation in a single arm study, a non-blinded controlled study, expanded access, compassionate use program or any other program that is not a blinded study is allowed if it is conducted with one of the following: agents with demonstrated in vitro-effect against SARSCoV- 2, as mentioned in the center of disease control and prevention (CDC) guidelines and convalescent plasma
• Current confirmed or high suspicion for pulmonary embolus, hemodynamic significant pericardial effusion, myocarditis, or Class 3 or 4 congestive heart failure as defined by the New York Heart Association Functional Classification AND/OR Current evidence of active cardiac ischemia
• Has a history of respiratory condition (that is, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cystic fibrosis, fibrotic lung disease) that requires home oxygen supplementation, supportive non-invasive ventilation or, is status/post lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS). Exception: Participants with sleep apnea using supportive non-invasive ventilation (continuous positive airway pressure [CPAP]) at screening may be included
• On renal replacement therapy (defined as peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis)
• Screening laboratory test result as follows: absolute neutrophil count (ANC) <1.0*10^3 cells/microliter; Platelet count <50*10^3 cells/microliter; estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) <=30 milliliter per minute per 1.73 square meter (mL/min/1.73 m^2); Bilirubin >2* upper limit of normal (ULN) unless bilirubin rise is due to Gilbert's syndrome or of non-hepatic origin; alanine aminotransferase/ aspartate aminotransferase (ALT) >5*ULN; Prothrombin time (PT)/international normalized ratio (INR) >1.5*ULN or activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) >1.5*ULN related to known coagulopathy or bleeding disorder (the participant can receive anticoagulant therapies for underlying conditions, or as systematic thromboprophylaxis due to COVID-19, or as part of the treatment of complications of COVID-19, but cannot participate in a clinical study with anticoagulants for COVID-19)
• Pregnant or breastfeeding, unless in the opinion of the investigator, the benefit outweighs the risks
• Has active hepatitis B or C infection or has human immunodeficiency virus infection or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) based on medical history and/or concomitant medication
• Known active or latent tuberculosis (TB), history of incompletely treated TB, suspected or known extrapulmonary TB based on medical history and/or concomitant medication
• Evidence of active bacterial (including but not limited to bacterial pneumonia), fungal, viral or opportunistic infection (other than SARS-CoV-2)
• Currently active clinically significant (example, causing hemodynamic instability and/or causing hypoxemia) and uncontrolled arrhythmia

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 84 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., Belgium

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., Belgium Clinical Trial

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., Belgium

Locations

MemorialCare Research Miller Children's and Women's Hospital Long Beach

Long Beach, California, United States

Hoag Memorial Hospital

Newport Beach, California, United States

Holy Cross Hospital - Michael and Dianne Bienes Comprehensive Cancer Center

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Great Lakes Clinical Trials

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood, Illinois, United States

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria

Peoria, Illinois, United States

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Henry Ford Hospital

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Beaumont Health Systems

Royal Oak, Michigan, United States

Washington University School of Medicine

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Mercury Street Medical Group, PLLC

Butte, Montana, United States

Saint Michaels Medical Center - Infectious Disease

Newark, New Jersey, United States

SUNY Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York, United States

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina, United States

Baylor Scott & White Research Institute

Dallas, Texas, United States

Baylor All Saints Medical Center at Fort Worth

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Countries

United States

References

Thys K, Loza MJ, Lynn L, Callewaert K, Varma L, Crabbe M, Van Wesenbeeck L, Van Landuyt E, De Meyer S, Aerssens J, Verbrugge I. Pharmacodynamic, prognostic, and predictive biomarkers in severe and critical COVID-19 patients treated with sirukumab. Sci Rep. 2024 Oct 3;14(1):22981. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-74196-9.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 39362933 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

Document Type: Study Protocol

View Document

Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

View Document

Other Identifiers

CNTO136COV2001

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2020-003056-32

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CR108820

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id