Maraviroc in Patients With Moderate and Severe COVID-19

November 20, 2023 updated by: Rhode Island Hospital

Open-Label Study of Maraviroc in Hospitalized Individuals Diagnosed With SARS-CoV-2

Maraviroc, a C-C Chemokine Receptor 5 (CCR5) antagonist, is well-tolerated without significant side effects in its current use in patients with HIV. CCR5 antagonism prior to the 'second wave' of inflammatory mediator expression in SARS-CoV-2 may reverse lymphoid depletion and may alter cell trafficking of inflammatory cells, both increasing viral control capacity and dampening damage to lung tissue, respectively. This study seeks to establish whether one week of treatment with Maraviroc, used at its approved dosage for HIV, is safe and tolerable in patients with SARS-CoV-2.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This pilot study seeks to establish that selective blockade of the CCR5/CCL5 axis as well as the potential anti-viral properties of Maraviroc may reduce disease severity. This proof-of-concept effort seeks to correlate differences in clinical outcomes to differential cytokine expression in the setting of CCR5 antagonism in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2. Maraviroc is FDA-approved for the treatment of CCR5-tropic HIV-1 and has a well-documented safety and tolerability record in previous trials in immunocompromised HIV patients. Maraviroc was not shown to have significant effect on the QT segment, can be delivered via oral formulation, and can be delivered safely to both patients with end-stage renal disease and dependence on hemodialysis12. For these reasons, Maraviroc is an ideal candidate to study as a potential therapy for hospitalized patients with moderate-to-severe COVID-19.

The primary objective is to establish whether Maraviroc, used at its approved dosage for HIV, is safe, tolerable, and effective in hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2. The secondary objective is to investigate the relationship between reduction of inflammatory markers (such as IL-6, CCL5, etc.) and clinical outcomes, including avoidance of respiratory decompensation and death.

This is a single-center, single-arm, open-label trial. Sixteen hospitalized patients will be enrolled. Screening data will be reviewed to determine subject eligibility. Subjects who meet all inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria will be approached for consent prior to entering the study. Each subject will receive 7 days of Maraviroc twice daily. Each subject will have blood samples checked at time of enrollment (Day 0), Day 3, Day 7, and Day 15 or time of live discharge (whichever comes first) of the study. The total duration of subject participation will be five weeks. The total duration of the study is expected to be 16 weeks.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

9

Phase

  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Rhode Island
      • Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02908
        • Rhode Island Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 99 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male or female ≥ 18 years of age at time of screening
  • Documentation of a SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis as evidenced by positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR within twelve days at time of screening
  • Chest radiography consistent with multi-focal pneumonia or air-space disease
  • Written informed consent obtained from subject and ability for subject to comply with the requirements of the study.
  • Subject able to safely swallow pills or receive Maraviroc through a nasogastric or orogastric tube.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or unwilling to practice birth control during participation in the study.
  • Subjects with the presence of a condition or abnormality that in the opinion of the Investigator would compromise the safety of the patient or the quality of the data. This includes, but is not limited to, recent myocardial infarction in past 6 months, neurological, psychiatric, endocrine, or neoplastic diseases that are judged to interfere with participation in the study.
  • Subjects with known diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV)
  • Subjects enrolled in another clinical trial (including one for COVID-19) that excludes participation in other trials or includes a potent CYP3A inhibitor or inducer (e.g. lopinavir-ritonavir).
  • Subjects with ESRD or severe renal failure who are taking potent (moderate or strong) CYP3A inhibitors or inducers

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Maraviroc Treatment
Maraviroc 300 mg Twice Daily
Maraviroc will be administered for seven days. Biomarkers of disease will be checked at time of enrollment, during and at the conclusion of therapy. The cytokine panel will consist of CCL5, IL-6, and Chitinase 3-like 1(Chi3l1).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Rate of Completion
Time Frame: 7 days
Rate of subjects who complete the 7-day course of Maraviroc (or shorter if discharged from hospital prior to 7 days) without discontinuation for serious adverse event or death.
7 days
Clinical Improvement at Day 7
Time Frame: 7 days

Percent of patients at Day 7 from enrollment achieving reduction of two points on a seven-category ordinal scale (defined below).

Ordinal scale: 1, not hospitalized with resumption of normal activities; 2, not hospitalized, but unable to resume normal activities OR hospitalized pending disposition, not requiring COVID-related care; 3, hospitalized, not requiring supplemental oxygen; 4, hospitalized, requiring supplemental oxygen; 5, hospitalized, requiring nasal high-flow oxygen therapy, noninvasive mechanical ventilation, or both; 6, hospitalized, requiring ECMO, invasive mechanical ventilation, or both; and, 7, death.

7 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mortality
Time Frame: 28 days
7-, 14- and 28-day all-cause-mortality
28 days
Median Time to >= 2 Point Improvement in Clinical Score.
Time Frame: 28 Days
If no clinical improvement of >=2 points met by day 28, patient outcome censored
28 Days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Philip A Chan, MD, Warren Alpert Medical School and School of Public Health, Brown University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

October 1, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 15, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 15, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

June 17, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 29, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 20, 2023

Last Verified

June 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1611471-1

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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