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COVID-19Phase 2/3NCT04586153

Study to Assess the Effect of Meplazumab on COVID-19

A Phase 2/3 study testing Meplazumab for Injection and Sterile normal saline (0.9%) in people with COVID-19, run by Jiangsu Pacific Meinuoke Bio Pharmaceutical Co Ltd at 1 site in Brazil.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

This phase2/3 study will be conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Meplazumab in addition to Standard of Care for the treatment of Corona Virus Disease(COVID) 19 in hospitalized adults Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
COVID-19
What is being tested?
Meplazumab for Injection and Sterile normal saline (0.9%)
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
174 participants
Where
1 siteBrazil
Study dates
15 Feb 2021to 18 Dec 2022
Phase
Phase 2/3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

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

  • Adults (≥18 years) with laboratory-confirmed SARS CoV 2 infection as determined by PCR or other commercial or public health assay, which is FDA cleared or approved for emergency use (test results must be obtained within 72 hours of Day
  • A score of Grade 3 (hospitalized, requiring supplemental oxygen) or Grade 4 (hospitalized, on non-invasive ventilation or high flow oxygen devices) on the 6-point ordinal scale.
  • Willingness and ability to comply with study-related procedures and assessments.
  • Ability to provide informed consent signed by study subject or legally authorized representative.
  • Male and/or female
  • a)Male subjects:
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  • A male subject must agree to use contraception as detailed in Appendix 12.3 of this protocol during the treatment period and for at least 6 months, corresponding to time needed to eliminate study treatment for both genotoxic and teratogenic study treatments, after the last dose of study treatment.
  • b)Female subjects:
  • A female subject is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant (see Appendix 12.3), not planning to get pregnant in the next 6 months, not breastfeeding, and at least 1 of the following conditions applies:
  • Not a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP) as defined in Appendix 12.3. OR ii) A WOCBP who agrees to follow the contraceptive guidance in Appendix 12.3 during the treatment period and for at least 130 days, (5 terminal half lives and, for genotoxic products, an additional 30 days, corresponding to time needed to eliminate study treatment plus 30 days for study treatments with genotoxic potential) after the last dose of study treatment.

Who cannot join

  • Any physical examination findings, laboratory abnormality, and/or history of any illness, that in the study Investigator's judgment, could jeopardize the safety of the subject by their participation in the study.
  • Subjects with evidence of critical COVID 19 illness, defined by at least 1 of the following: respiratory failure; shock (defined by systolic blood pressure <90 mm Hg, or diastolic blood pressure <60 mm Hg, or requiring vasopressors); or multi-organ dysfunction/failure.
  • Subjects requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
  • Stage 4 severe chronic kidney disease or requiring dialysis (ie, estimated glomerular filtration rate(eGFR) mL/min/1.73 m2 < 30).
  • Pregnant or breast feeding.
  • Anticipated transfer to another hospital which is not a study site within 72 hours.
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  • Allergy to any study medication.
  • Use of anticancer, antitransplant rejection, or immunomodulatory biological drug or kinase inhibitor (eg, tocilizumab, sarilumab) or Janus kinase inhibitors (within 30 days of enrollment or 5 times the half-life [whichever is longer]).
  • Chronic glucocorticosteroid use equivalent to daily oral prednisone >10 mg per day (10 mg oral prednisone every other day is allowed).
  • Live (live-attenuated) vaccines are not permitted within 2 weeks prior to randomization or during the study treatment and safety follow-up periods.
  • Subjects participating in another clinical study. There will be a need for washout with 5 half lives depending on the study treatment or 30 days since any previous study, whichever is longer.
  • Total bilirubin (TBL) >2 × upper limit of normal (ULN), or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) >5 × ULN, or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) >5 × ULN, or alkaline phosphatase >5 × ULN.
  • Platelet <50×109/L, or hemoglobin <60g/L.
  • Glomerular filtration rate <30 milliliter(mL)/min/1.73 m2, or serum creatinine increased by 0.5 mg/dL within 7 days, or oliguria (<400 mL/24 hour), or anuria (<100 mL/24 hour).
  • Any physical examination findings, laboratory abnormality, and/or history of any illness, that in the study Investigator's judgment, could jeopardize the safety of the subject by their participation in the study.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Brazil1 site
  • Pesquisare Saúde

    Santo André, São Paulo

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About this study

Official title: A Multicenter, Seamless, Randomized, Third-Party-Blind, Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Meplazumab in Addition to Standard of Care for the Treatment of COVID-19 in Hospitalized Adults

This phase2/3 study will be conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Meplazumab in addition to Standard of Care for the treatment of Corona Virus Disease(COVID) 19 in hospitalized adults

Read the detailed description
  1. Rationale: Meplazumab is a humanized anti-CD147 immunoglobulin 2 (IgG2) monoclonal antibody which is expected to block the binding of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein to the human host-cell-expressed CD147, thereby blocking entry of SARS-CoV-2 into human tissue. This expectation is based on in vitro functional studies using Vero E6 cells infected with SARS-CoV-2 that demonstrated effective meplazumab mediated virus gene copy number inhibition upwards of 90% as evaluated by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Meplazumab may also inhibit COVID-19 associated cytokine storm syndrome based on inhibition of the pro inflammatory factor Cyclophilin A host-cell CD147 interaction.
  2. Overall Design: This is a multicenter, seamless, randomized, third-party-blind, study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of meplazumab for the treatment of COVID 19 in hospitalized adults (≥18 years). Neither the subject nor the investigator shall be aware of the study drug identity, as the study drug is dispensed by a third party (eg, a pharmacist or nurse). Enrollment of subjects will be stopped once the total number of planned subjects have completed the Stage 1 Day 29 visit procedures. Once the interim analysis of Stage 1 study data is complete and the Independent Data Monitoring Committee (IDMC) has recommended the meplazumab dose that is safe and effective to carry forward into Stage 2, the study will resume subject enrollment. A summary of the key Stage 1 interim analysis results will be sent to the relevant Health Authorities involved, if requested.
  3. Number of Investigators and Study Centers: There will be 15 to 20 Investigators, at 12 to 20 study centers globally, participating in this study.
  4. Number of Subjects: Subjects will be screened 1 day before randomization. Stage 1: Approximately 168 subjects will be randomized and allocated 1:1:1:1 (42:42:42:42) to receive meplazumab low dose, meplazumab medium dose, meplazumab high dose, or control. An interim analysis will be conducted to select the optimal dose of meplazumab compared with the control group based on response rates of clinical improvement at Day 29. Stage 2: 276 more subjects will be randomized and allocated 1:1 (138:138) to receive 0.2mg/kg meplazumab or control. At interim analysis, primary endpoint, sample size calculation for Stage 2 will be re evaluated based on the observed outcomes at Stage 1 and will be capped at 300 subjects total.
  5. Treatment Groups and Duration:

Study duration for each subject will be 84±7 days from randomization in each stage.

Conditions
COVID-19
Being tested
Meplazumab for Injection, Sterile normal saline (0.9%)
Medical subject headings
COVID-19

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Meplazumab for InjectionDrug

    humanized antibody target CD147

  • Sterile normal saline (0.9%)Drug

    Sterile normal saline (0.9%)

Study groups in NCT04586153
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
MeplzaumbExperimentalThis arm is combined with 3 groups, low dose, middle dose, and high dose. Low dose group: First dose: 0.12 mg/kg - Day 1; second dose: control - Day 8 Middle dose group: First dose: 0.2 mg/kg - Day 1; second dose: 0.2 mg/kg - Day 8 High dose group: First dose: 0.3 mg/kg - Day 1; second dose: 0.3 mg/kg - Day 8
Receives: Drug: Meplazumab for Injection
PlaceboPlacebo comparatorFirst dose: control - Day 1; second dose: control - Day 8
Receives: Drug: Sterile normal saline (0.9%)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Mortality (based on the interim analysis of Stage 1 data)

    Mortality (based on the interim analysis of Stage 1 data)

    Measured: During the evaluation period (Day 1 to Day 29)

  2. Proportion of subjects alive and discharged without supplemental oxygen

    To evaluate live discharge

    Measured: During the evaluation period (Day 1 to Day 29)

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Changes from baseline in cytokine, chemokines and related inflammatory factors.

    To evaluate pharmacodynamic (PD) response to administration of meplazumab, including cytokine, chemokines and related inflammatory factors (IL-2、IL-4、IL-6、IL-7、IL-8、IL-10、IL-12p70、IL-15、IL-17A、IL-1RA、IL-2Rα、MCP-1、MIP-1β、IP-10、TNFα、IFN-γ).

    Measured: During the evaluation period (Day 1 to Day 29)

  2. Viral load

    Changes from baseline in viral load. Viral load will be determined by qPCR for COVID-19 in nasopharyngeal swab.

    Measured: During the evaluation period (Day 1 to Day 29)

  3. Viral negative rate of SARS-Cov-2 nucleic acid

    Viral negative rate of SARS-Cov-2 nucleic acid.

    Measured: During the evaluation period (Day 1 to Day 29)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted14 Oct 2020
  2. Study start15 Feb 2021
  3. Primary completion2 Dec 2022
  4. Study completion18 Dec 2022

Resources

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 2/3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
174 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04586153
Sponsor's protocol ID
MPZ-II-02
Status last verified
May 2022
First submitted
12 Oct 2020
Last updated
15 Sep 2023
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Bian H, Chen L, Zheng ZH, Sun XX, Geng JJ, Chen R, Wang K, Yang X, Chen SR, Chen SY, Xie RH, Zhang K, Miao JL, Jia JF, Tang H, Liu SS, Shi HW, Yang Y, Chen XC, Malhotra V, Nasir N, Khanum I, Mahmood F, Hamid S, Stadnik CMB, Itinose K, de Oliveira CCC, Dusilek C, Rivabem L, Cavalcante AJW, Lopes SS, Saporito WF, Fucci FJC, Simon-Campos JA, Wang L, Liu LN, Wang QY, Wei D, Zhang Z, Chen ZN, Zhu P. Meplazumab in hospitalized adults with severe COVID-19 (DEFLECT): a multicenter, seamless phase 2/3, randomized, third-party double-blind clinical trial. Signal Transduct Target Ther. 2023 Jan 30;8(1):46. doi: 10.1038/s41392-023-01323-9.

    PubMed 36717539
  • Kreuzberger N, Hirsch C, Chai KL, Tomlinson E, Khosravi Z, Popp M, Neidhardt M, Piechotta V, Salomon S, Valk SJ, Monsef I, Schmaderer C, Wood EM, So-Osman C, Roberts DJ, McQuilten Z, Estcourt LJ, Skoetz N. SARS-CoV-2-neutralising monoclonal antibodies for treatment of COVID-19. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Sep 2;9(9):CD013825. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013825.pub2.

    PubMed 34473343

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2/3 study testing Meplazumab for Injection and Sterile normal saline (0.9%) in people with COVID-19, run by Jiangsu Pacific Meinuoke Bio Pharmaceutical Co Ltd at 1 site in Brazil.

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 10 inclusion and 15 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Sep 2023. 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 Brazil. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this combined 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.

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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?

Mortality (based on the interim analysis of Stage 1 data) (time frame: During the evaluation period (Day 1 to Day 29)). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04586153, which also lists 2 linked publications.

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 15 Sep 2023.

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