Clinical trial NCT04952805: Study to Select the Dose and Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Monoclonal Antibody in Adult With Recently Diagnosed Asymptomatic to Moderately Severe COVID-19.
Official title: Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-blind, Multicenter, Seamless Adaptive Phase II-III Clinical Trial to Select the Dose and Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of MAD0004J08 Monoclonal Antibody in Adult Patients With Recently Diagnosed Asymptomatic to Moderately Severe COVID-19
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: PHASE2
PHASE3
Conditions: Covid19
Lead sponsor: Toscana Life Sciences Sviluppo s.r.l.
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
First posted: 2021-07-07
Enrollment: 800
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: MAD0004J08, the experimental drug, is a potent neutralizing IgG1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) targeting the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2. MAD0004J08 blocks viral attachment and entry into human cells and neutralizes the virus. Because of its high affinity and potency, MAD0004J08 may accelerate clearance of the virus and prevent clinical deterioration of COVID-19 patients, especially when administered shortly after infection, and prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection in uninfected subjects. Because of its high potency, MAD0004J08 is expected to be effective at low doses (mg range) and thus will be administered by intramuscular (IM) injection, as opposed to the intravenous bolus required by high dose mAbs.

The goals of this Phase II-III seamless adaptive clinical trial are:

Stage-1 (Phase II)

1. Select one dose level for progression to Stage-2 Stage-1 + Stage-2 (Phase III)
2. Provide confirmatory evidence of safety and efficacy for regulatory approval.

Detailed description: This clinical trial is designed as a randomized, stratified, placebo-controlled doubleblind, multicenter, seamless adaptive study. The target study population is adult patients ≥ 18 years of age with recently diagnosed (≤ 3 days from 1st positive swab taken) asymptomatic to moderately severe COVID-19 at baseline. Patients with comorbidities will be allowed in the study assuming all inclusion and exclusion criteria are met. Participants will not require hospitalization at baseline.

The trial is designed in two stages:

* Stage I: participants will be randomized (1:1:1 ratio) to one of the one of the following three study cohorts:
* MAD0004J08 400 mg, single dose
* MAD0004J08 100 mg, single dose
* Placebo, single dose The collected data will be analysed following a pre-planned interim analysis plan. Based on the results of this analysis the Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) will recommend whether the study should advance to Stage-2, and if so, will recommend selection of one of the two MAD0004J08 treatments for Stage-2. Alternatively, the DMC will recommend stopping the study. Final decisions will be made by an unblinded sub-group of the Steering Committee (SC), including senior Sponsor representatives, based on summary results.
* Stage-2: participants will be randomized (1:1 ratio) to one of two treatments:
* MAD0004J08, dose level selected in Stage-1, single dose
* Placebo, single dose Twelve (12) study visits and 2 telephone calls are scheduled for each participant over approximately 168 days. Additional ad-hoc visit(s) may be necessary to confirm eradication of SARS-CoV-2 from the upper respiratory tract (URT) following the 1st negative swab.

At Visit 1 (baseline) all participants will undergo testing for serum IgA and IgG vs. the spike (S) protein, and IgG vs. nucleocapsid (N) protein: participants testing negative to all three antibodies at baseline are referred to as seronegative; participants testing positive to any of the three antibodies at baseline are referred to as seropositive. Due to the need to minimize time between diagnosis and intervention, screening procedures, baseline procedures, randomization and administration of study treatment will occur on day 1.

Visits from Day 3 to Day 21 (Visits 2 to 9) will be conducted by study staff at the participant's home, unless the participant is hospitalized. Visits from Day 28 to Day 168 (Visits 10 to 12) will be conducted at the study center. Participants requiring hospitalization during the study period are to be hospitalized at the study center where Visit 1 was conducted.

At each scheduled visit nasopharyngeal swabs will be carried out. Additional swabs may be taken ad hoc to confirm eradication after the 1st negative swab.

Safety and efficacy endpoints will be analyzed as appropriate in two target populations (all randomized participants (ALL) and seronegative randomized participants (SEROneg) and three time-windows ( baseline (Visit 1) to end of Stage-1 or dropout (interim analysis), baseline (Visit 1) to end of Stage-2 or dropout (primary analysis) and baseline (Visit 1) to end of study (Visit 12) or dropout (final analysis).

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Signed written informed consent taken before any study procedure from any patient capable of giving consent, or, when the patient is incapable of doing so, by his or her legal/authorized representative.
* Age ≥18 years. At least 30% of participants will be ≥ 65 years old.
* First nasopharyngeal swab testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 by RT-PCR taken no more than 3 days before randomization (Visit 1). Results of "rapid" semiquantitative tests are not acceptable.
* Asymptomatic to moderately symptomatic outpatients with no need for immediate hospitalization: grade 1, or grade 2 or grade 3 of Clinical Severity Scale.
* No childbearing potential (post-menopause, surgically-induced, or pharmacologically-induced sterility) or, if of childbearing potential, negative urinary pregnancy test (women) and commitment to use at least 2 forms of contraception for at least 168 days from administration of study drug (men and women).

Exclusion Criteria:

* Severe or critical COVID-19: grade 4 or grade 5 of clinical severity scale.
* Current hospitalization and/or hospitalization or emergency room visit in the past 14 days.
* Need for immediate hospitalization for any reason in the investigator's opinion.
* Severe liver disease as determined by values of ALT and/or AST \>5x upper limit of normal (ULN) and/or history of liver cirrhosis.
* Severe renal disease as determined by estimated creatinine clearance (CcCl) \<30 mL/min or serum creatinine \>2 mg/dL (\>176.8 μmol/L) or ongoing renal dialysis.
* Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \< 1000/μL.
* Demyelinating and connective tissue disease.
* Active tuberculosis or suspected active bacterial, fungal, viral, or other infection (besides COVID- 19).
* Any condition that in the Investigator's opinion may be negatively affected by the study treatments and/or study procedures.
* Any condition, including psychiatric disorders, alcohol, or substance abuse, which in the Investigator's opinion may interfere with completion of the study procedures.
* Any condition with life expectancy \<6 months in the Investigator's opinion.
* Ongoing or planned pregnancy.
* Ongoing breast feeding.
* History of life-threatening event in the 1 month before Visit 1.
* History of surgery in the 1 month before Visit 1.
* History of treatment with blood components in the 6 months before Visit 1.
* History of cancer treated with chemotherapy in the 6 months before Visit 1.
* History of solid organ transplant at any time before Visit 1.
* History of severe and/or serious allergic reaction to monoclonal antibodies or any component of MAD0004J08, including anaphylaxis at any time before Visit 1.
* Treatment with an investigational drug or vaccine within 5 half-lives or 30 days (whichever is longer) of randomization.
* Treatment at any time with monoclonal antibodies bamlanivimab, bamlanivimab + etesevimab combination, and casiribimab + imdevimab combination.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Severe (Grade 3) unsolicited AEs and/or serious unsolicited AEs (SAEs).
timeFrame: From admission to discharge - Assessed as day 0
measure: Time to SARS-CoV-2 clearance in the URT.
timeFrame: From baseline (visit 1) up to day 168 ± 7 (visit 12)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Unsolicited AEs, including clinically relevant laboratory and ECG abnormalities.
timeFrame: From baseline (visit 1) up to day 168 ± 7 (visit 12)
measure: Solicited local AEs at the injection site
timeFrame: From baseline (visit 1) up to day 28 (Visit 10)
measure: Number of participants who develop ADA.
timeFrame: At baseline (visit 1), at day 7 (visit 4), at day 28 (visit 10), at day 56 ± 7 (visit 11) and at day 168 ± 7 (visit 12)
measure: SARS-CoV-2 clearance in the URT
timeFrame: At baseline (visit 1), at day 7 (visit 4), at day 28 (visit 10), at day 56 ± 7 (visit 11) and at day 168 ± 7 (visit 12)
measure: SARS-CoV-2 viral load in nasopharyngeal swab
timeFrame: From baseline (visit 1) up to day 168 ± 7 (visit 12)
measure: SPO2% and lowest SpO2 % post baseline.
timeFrame: From baseline (visit 1) up to day 168 ± 7 (visit 12)
measure: SpO2 % < 94%.
timeFrame: From baseline (visit 1) up to day 168 ± 7 (visit 12)
measure: Participants with increased dose home oxygen therapy
timeFrame: From baseline (visit 1) up to day 168 ± 7 (visit 12)
measure: Area under the curve (AUC) of COVID-19 total symptom score (range: 0-24).
timeFrame: From baseline (visit 1) up to day 168 ± 7 (visit 12)
measure: Participants requiring hospitalization
timeFrame: From event start (day 0) through event completion
measure: Cumulative time of hospital stay in days.
timeFrame: From event start (day 0) through event completion
measure: Hospitalized participants requiring supplemental oxygen therapy.
timeFrame: From event start (day 0) through event completion
measure: Cumulative time of hospitalized oxygen therapy in days.
timeFrame: From event start (day 0) through event completion
measure: Participants admitted to intensive care unit (ICU).
timeFrame: From event start (day 0) through event completion
measure: Cumulative time of ICU stay in days.
timeFrame: From event start (day 0) through event completion
measure: All-cause mortality.
timeFrame: From baseline (visit 1) to through study completion
measure: MAD0004J08 serum concentration.
timeFrame: From baseline (visit 1) up to day 168 ± 7 (visit 12)
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Roma
country: Italy
facility: IRCCS INMI Lazzaro Spallanzani - Istituto nazionale Malattie Infettive
state: RM
city: Avellino
country: Italy
facility: Az. Ospedaliera San Giuseppe Moscati
city: Firenze
country: Italy
facility: Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi di Firenze
city: Foggia
country: Italy
facility: A.O. Ospedali Riuniti di Foggia - Università degli Studi di Fog
city: Milano
country: Italy
facility: Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano
city: Napoli
country: Italy
facility: Az. Ospedaliera dei Colli - P.O. "D. Cotugno"
city: Parma
country: Italy
facility: Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma
city: Pavia
country: Italy
facility: Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia
city: Piacenza
country: Italy
facility: Azienda USL Ospedale "Guglielmo da Saliceto"
city: Pisa
country: Italy
facility: A.O.U. Pisana - Ospedale di Cisanello
city: Siena
country: Italy
facility: Policlinico Santa Maria alle Scotte - Università di Siena
city: Trieste
country: Italy
facility: Ospedale di Cattinara
city: Vercelli
country: Italy
facility: ASL di Vercelli - Ospedale Sant'Andrea
city: Verona
country: Italy
facility: A.O.U. Integrata di Verona
Study officials:
affiliation: IRCCS INMI Lazzaro Spallanzani - Istituto nazionale Malattie Infettive
name: Simone Lanini
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: 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.