Solid TumorPhase 2NCT04347226
Anti-Interleukin-8 (Anti-IL-8) for Patients With COVID-19
A Phase 2 study testing BMS-986253 in people with Solid Tumor and Sars-CoV2, run by Columbia University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
This study is for patients that are hospitalized for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The purpose of this study is to see whether neutralizing interleukin-8 (IL-8) with BMS-986253 can help improve the health condition of participants infected with COVID-19. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Solid Tumor, Sars-CoV2, Hematological Malignancy
- What is being tested?
- BMS-986253
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 43 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 16 Apr 2020to 1 Mar 2021
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Male or female adult ≥ 18 years of age at time of enrollment.
- Confirmed diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection ≤ 14 days prior to registration.
- Inpatient hospitalization (or documentation of a plan to admit to the hospital if the patient is in the emergency department)
- Evidence of pneumonia by chest radiographs, chest CT OR chest auscultation (rales, crackles).
- Severe respiratory disease (oxygen saturation ≤93% on room air and requiring supplemental oxygen) OR critical respiratory disease (requiring non-rebreather, non-mechanical/mechanical ventilation, high-flow nasal cannula, ICU admission).
- Patients can continue their anti-cancer therapy at the discretion of the treating physician.
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- Adequate laboratory tests including:
- absolute neutrophil count (ANC) >500 cells/mm3
- Platelet count >20,000 cells/mm3
- Serum total bilirubin <1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN)
- alanine aminotransferase (ALT) <5 × ULN
- aspartate aminotransferase (AST) <5 × ULN
- Age and Reproductive Status
- Males and females, aged at least 18 years old
- Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) must have a negative serum or urine pregnancy test (minimum sensitivity 25 IU/L or equivalent units of human chorionic gonadotropin) within 24 hours prior to the start of study treatment.
- Women must not be breastfeeding.
- WOCBP must agree to follow instructions for method(s) of contraception for the duration of study treatment plus for a total of 155 days post treatment completion. Local laws and regulations may require use of alternative and/or additional contraception methods.
- WOCBP who are continuously not heterosexually active are also exempt from contraceptive requirements, but should still undergo pregnancy testing as described in this section.
- Males who are sexually active with WOCBP must agree to follow instructions for method(s) of contraception during study treatment with BMS-986253 for a total of 215 days post-treatment completion.
- Azoospermic males are exempt from contraceptive requirements. WOCBP who are continuously not heterosexually active are also exempt from contraceptive requirements, and still must undergo pregnancy testing as described in this section.
- Willingness to provide written informed consent and HIPAA authorization for the release of personal health information, and the ability to comply with the study requirements (note: HIPAA authorization will be included in the informed consent). In cases of partial impairment, impairment that fluctuates over time, or complete impairment due to dementia, stroke, traumatic brain injury, developmental disorders (including mentally disabled persons), serious mental illness, delirium, medical sedation, or intubation, a subject may be enrolled if the subject's legally authorized representative consents on the subject's behalf.
Who cannot join
- Treatment with anti-IL-6, anti-IL-6R antagonists or Janus kinase inhibitor (JAKi) within 48 hours of first dose of study treatment.
- No other investigational therapies with the intent to treat the patient's COVID-19 can be administered while the patient is enrolled in the study.
- o Exception is remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine or other treatments being used as compassionate use for COVID-19.
- Expected non-COVID-related survival of < 2 months.
- Ongoing systemic immunosuppressive therapy ≤ 14 days prior to study treatment administration (except for adrenal replacement steroid doses ≤ 10mg daily prednisone equivalent in the absence of active autoimmune disease or a short course of steroids (<5 days) up to 7 days prior to initiating study treatment).
- Receipt of non-oncology vaccines containing live virus for prevention of infectious diseases within 4 weeks prior to first dose of study treatment
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- History of severe hypersensitivity reaction to any monoclonal antibody (mAb)
- Multi-organ failure requiring vasopressors or continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
- No active systemic bacterial or fungal infection o Patients with a history of positive bacterial or fungal cultures but on enrollment do not have suspected or known active systemic bacterial or fungal infections are permitted.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, New York, 10032
About this study
Official title: A Randomized Phase 2 Study of Anti-IL-8 Therapy Versus Standard of Care in the Treatment of Hospitalized Patients With Severe COVID-19
This study is for patients that are hospitalized for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The purpose of this study is to see whether neutralizing interleukin-8 (IL-8) with BMS-986253 can help improve the health condition of participants infected with COVID-19. This is the first in-human study of this investigational product specifically in patients with severe COVID-19. Currently there are no FDA approved medications that improve the chance of survival in patients diagnosed with COVID-19. However there are usual treatments currently being used to help treat COVID-19 patients and BMS-986253 will be compared to these standard of care treatments in this study.
Read the detailed description
This is a single center, randomized, open-label, phase 2 trial to evaluate the time-to-improvement in the 7 point ordinal scale following treatment with anti-IL-8 therapy (BMS-986253) compared to standard of care in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 respiratory disease. Patients will be randomized 2:1 to receive either BMS-986253 or standard of care. Patients randomized to treatment with BMS-986253 will receive between 1-3 doses of therapy depending on their clinical status. Participants will be assessed daily while in the hospital and with then be followed for up to 1 year after discharge.
- Conditions
- Solid Tumor, Sars-CoV2, Hematological Malignancy
- Being tested
- BMS-986253
- Keywords
- COVID-19, coronavirus, corona virus, COVID
- Medical subject headings
- Hematologic Neoplasms, COVID-19, Coronavirus Infections
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
BMS-986253Drug
BMS-986253 2400mg IV at 0 and 2 weeks (if patient is still hospitalized) and then 4 weeks (only if still hospitalized with continued severe respiratory disease).
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| BMS-986253 | Experimental | BMS-986253 2400mg IV Receives: Drug: BMS-986253 |
| Standard of Care treatment | No intervention | Usual treatment of COVID-19 per study physician discretion |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Time to Improvement in the 7-point Ordinal Scale
The time to improvement in the 7-point ordinal scale in patients treated with anti-IL-8 therapy compared to standard of care/controls. Measured from baseline to 2 point or greater improvement in 7-point ordinal scale.
Measured: Up to 10.5 months
Secondary outcomes (4)
Time to Death
The time to death will be defined as the time from onset from symptoms until death from any cause. Patients who are alive or lost to follow-up at the cut-off date will be censored from this analysis.
Measured: Up to 10.5 months
Time to Intubation
The time to intubation will be defined as the time from symptom onset until time of intubation. Any patients already intubated at enrollment will be censored from this analysis.
Measured: Up to 10.5 months
Proportion of Patients Requiring ICU Admission
The proportion of patients requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission will be calculated as the number of patients requiring ICU admission over the course of their hospitalization over the number of evaluable patients.
Measured: Up to 10.5 months
Mortality at 1 Month
Number of participants who have died 1 month from the time of start of treatment
Measured: 1 month
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted15 Apr 2020
- Study start16 Apr 2020
- Primary completion1 Mar 2021
- Study completion1 Mar 2021
Why it stopped: Interim analysis indicated that futility boundary was reached.
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Other trials for Solid TumorStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Columbia UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Participants will receive either BMS-986253 2400mg intravenous (IV) at 0 and 2 weeks (if patient is still hospitalized) and then 4 weeks (only if continued severe respiratory disease) or standard of care treatment.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 43 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Columbia University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Mark Stein, Columbia University
- Investigators
- Mark N Stein, MD, Principal investigator, Columbia University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04347226
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- AAAS9881
- Status last verified
- May 2025
- First submitted
- 2 Apr 2020
- Last updated
- 22 May 2025
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- Yes
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 22 May 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Randomized Phase 2 Study of Anti-IL-8 Therapy Versus Standard of Care in the Treatment of Hospitalized Patients With Severe COVID-19
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04347226
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- AAAS9881
- Conditions
- Solid Tumor, Sars-CoV2, Hematological Malignancy
- Keywords
- COVID-19, coronavirus, corona virus, COVID
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- TerminatedReason stopped: Interim analysis indicated that futility boundary was reached.
- Enrolment
- 43 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Columbia UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- Study start
- 16 Apr 2020 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Mar 2021 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 Mar 2021 (actual)
- First posted
- 15 Apr 2020 (actual)
- Results
- Posted 22 May 2025
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study is for patients that are hospitalized for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The purpose of this study is to see whether neutralizing interleukin-8 (IL-8) with BMS-986253 can help improve the health condition of participants infected with COVID-19. This is the first in-human study of this investigational product specifically in patients with severe COVID-19. Currently there are no FDA approved medications that improve the chance of survival in patients diagnosed with COVID-19. However there are usual treatments currently being used to help treat COVID-19 patients and BMS-986253 will be compared to these standard of care treatments in this study.
Detailed description
This is a single center, randomized, open-label, phase 2 trial to evaluate the time-to-improvement in the 7 point ordinal scale following treatment with anti-IL-8 therapy (BMS-986253) compared to standard of care in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 respiratory disease. Patients will be randomized 2:1 to receive either BMS-986253 or standard of care. Patients randomized to treatment with BMS-986253 will receive between 1-3 doses of therapy depending on their clinical status. Participants will be assessed daily while in the hospital and with then be followed for up to 1 year after discharge.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Participants will receive either BMS-986253 2400mg intravenous (IV) at 0 and 2 weeks (if patient is still hospitalized) and then 4 weeks (only if continued severe respiratory disease) or standard of care treatment.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| BMS-986253 | Experimental | Drug: BMS-986253BMS-986253 2400mg IV |
| Standard of Care treatment | No intervention | –Usual treatment of COVID-19 per study physician discretion |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (21 listed)
- Male or female adult ≥ 18 years of age at time of enrollment.
- Confirmed diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection ≤ 14 days prior to registration.
- Inpatient hospitalization (or documentation of a plan to admit to the hospital if the patient is in the emergency department)
- Evidence of pneumonia by chest radiographs, chest CT OR chest auscultation (rales, crackles).
- Severe respiratory disease (oxygen saturation ≤93% on room air and requiring supplemental oxygen) OR critical respiratory disease (requiring non-rebreather, non-mechanical/mechanical ventilation, high-flow nasal cannula, ICU admission).
Key exclusion criteria (9 listed)
- Treatment with anti-IL-6, anti-IL-6R antagonists or Janus kinase inhibitor (JAKi) within 48 hours of first dose of study treatment.
- No other investigational therapies with the intent to treat the patient's COVID-19 can be administered while the patient is enrolled in the study.
- o Exception is remdesivir, hydroxychloroquine or other treatments being used as compassionate use for COVID-19.
- Expected non-COVID-related survival of < 2 months.
- Ongoing systemic immunosuppressive therapy ≤ 14 days prior to study treatment administration (except for adrenal replacement steroid doses ≤ 10mg daily prednisone equivalent in the absence of active autoimmune disease or a short course of steroids (<5 days) up to 7 days prior to initiating study treatment).
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| BMS-986253BMS-986253 2400mg IV at 0 and 2 weeks (if patient is still hospitalized) and then 4 weeks (only if still hospitalized with continued severe respiratory disease). | Drug | BMS-986253 |
Primary outcome
Time to Improvement in the 7-point Ordinal Scale
Time frame: Up to 10.5 months
The time to improvement in the 7-point ordinal scale in patients treated with anti-IL-8 therapy compared to standard of care/controls. Measured from baseline to 2 point or greater improvement in 7-point ordinal scale.
4 secondary outcomes
Time to Death
Time frame: Up to 10.5 months
Time to Intubation
Time frame: Up to 10.5 months
Proportion of Patients Requiring ICU Admission
Time frame: Up to 10.5 months
Mortality at 1 Month
Time frame: 1 month
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 22 May 2025.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Mark N Stein, MD principal investigator
Columbia University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2 study testing BMS-986253 in people with Solid Tumor and Sars-CoV2, run by Columbia University at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 21 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 May 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 22 May 2025). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Time to Improvement in the 7-point Ordinal Scale (time frame: Up to 10.5 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 May 2025; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.