Mavrilimumab to Reduce Progression of Acute Respiratory Failure in COVID-19 Pneumonia and Systemic Hyper-inflation

Mavrilimumab to Reduce Progression of Acute Respiratory Failure in COVID-19 Pneumonia and Systemic Hyper-inflammation

The purpose of this prospective, Phase 2, multicenter, blinded, randomized placebo controlled study is to demonstrate that early treatment with mavrilimumab prevents progression of respiratory failure in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia and clinical and biological features of hyper-inflammation.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Pneumonia; SARS-CoV 2; COVID 19
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Placebo; Drug: Mavrilimumab

Detailed Description

This prospective, Phase 2, multi-center, blinded randomized placebo-controlled study is designed to demonstrate that early treatment with mavrilimumab prevents progression of respiratory failure in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia and clinical and biological features of hyper-inflammation.

The study population includes patients who have severe pneumonia, defined as hospitalization due to COVID-19 with abnormal chest imaging and SpO2 <92% on room air or requirement for supplemental oxygen.

Enrollment: The study will be performed in approximately 4 months total, starting from the first patient enrolled with enrollment expected to complete within 2 months.

Follow-up Period: The follow-up period is 60 days for each patient enrolled.

A total of 60 patients will be randomized using 1:1 allocation ratio: 30 subjects will receive mavrilimumab, and 30 subjects will receive placebo infusion. The investigator, clinical team, and subject will be blinded to treatment assignment.

Participants will be identified by regular review of hospitalized COVID 19 patients to evaluate for inclusion and exclusion criteria. Participants will then be approached in this standard manner by study investigator and/or coordinator/research nurse.

Research interventions will take place in the hospital in accordance with privacy standards.

The study team in informed on all study procedures and requirements with daily meetings and the opportunity to continuously update through secure channels.

In this multicenter consortium of 4 academic centers, each participating site will have their own IND for patients enrolled at their site. Data collection will occur at each of the 4 academic centers. Data analysis and randomization scheme will be performed by the Cleveland Clinic C5 Research, data analysis, and randomization scheme will be performed by one site, Cleveland Clinic C5 Research.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 60
• Phase: Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Kristin Hudock, MD; Phone Number: 513-803-7819; Email: hudockkn@ucmail.uc.edu
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Autumn Cresie; Phone Number: 513-558-0337; Email: studeran@ucmail.uc.edu

Study Locations

• United States
  • Ohio
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45267
      • Recruiting
      • University of Cincinnati
      • Contact: Kristin Hudock, MD; Phone Number: 513-803-7819; Email: hudockkn@ucmail.uc.edu
      • Contact: Autumn Cresie; Phone Number: 513-558-0337; Email: studeran@ucmail.uc.edu

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria (must meet all):

1. Written informed consent must be obtained before any assessment is performed
2. Documented COVID19 pneumonia defined as positive SARS-CoV2 test AND abnormalities/ infiltrates on chest x-ray or computed tomography AND active fever or documented fever within 24-48 hours or ongoing anti-pyretic use to suppress fever
3. Hypoxia (Room air SpO2 <92% or requirement for supplemental oxygen)
4. Increased serum inflammatory marker (CRP > 5 mg/dL)
5. Severity of disease warrants inpatient hospitalization

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Onset of COVID-19 symptoms >14 days
2. Age < 18 years-old
3. Hospitalized >7 days
4. Mechanically ventilated

5. Serious concomitant illness which in the opinion of the investigator precludes the patient from enrolling in the trial, including (but not limited to):

   • History of immunodeficiency (congenital or acquired)
   • Neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count <1,500/mm3)
   • History of solid-organ or bone marrow transplant
   • History of current systemic autoimmune or autoinflammatory disease(s) requiring systemic immune-modulating drugs
   • History of myeloproliferative disorder or active malignancy receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy
   • Pre-existing severe pulmonary disease (i.e. steroid dependent asthma, COPD on home oxygen, or other restrictive/obstructive lung disease requiring home oxygen)
   • Pre-existing severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction (i.e. LVEF <35%)
   • Known or suspected active tuberculosis (TB), latent TB, or history of incompletely treated TB or at high risk for latent TB (from exposure or prior incarceration)
   • History of active or latent viral hepatitis (i.e. Hepatitis B or C)
   • Concomitant uncontrolled systemic bacterial or fungal infection
   • Concomitant viral infection other than COVID-19 (e.g. Influenza, other respiratory viruses)
   • History of chronic liver disease with portal hypertension
   • History of end-stage renal disease on chronic renal replacement therapy
6. Recent treatment with cell-depleting biological therapies (e.g., anti- CD20) within 12 months, cell-depleting biological therapies (such as anti-tumor necrosis factor [TNF], anakinra, anti-Interleukin [IL]-6 receptor [e.g. tocilizumab], or abatacept) within 8 weeks (or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer), treatment with alkylating agents within 12 weeks, treatment with cyclosporine A, azathioprine, cyclophosphamide, or mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) within 4 weeks
7. Recent treatment with intramuscular live (attenuated) vaccine within 4 weeks
8. Chronic or recent corticosteroid use > 10 mg/day
9. Pregnant. Breast-feeding women are eligible with the decision to continue or discontinue breast-feeding during therapy taking into account the risk of infant exposure, the benefits of breast-feeding to the infant, and benefits of treatment to the mother
10. Enrolled in another investigational study using immunosuppressive therapy
11. Known hypersensitivity to mavrilimumab or any of its excipients
12. In the opinion of the investigator, unable to comply with the requirements to participate in the study

13. Women of child-bearing potential, defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant, unless they are using highly effective methods of contraception during dosing of investigational drug. Such methods include:

    • Total abstinence (when this is in line with the preferred and usual lifestyle of the subject). Periodic abstinence (e.g., calendar, ovulation, symptothermal, post-ovulation methods) and withdrawal are not acceptable methods of contraception
    • Female sterilization (have had surgical bilateral oophorectomy with or without hysterectomy), total hysterectomy, or bilateral tubal ligation at least six weeks before taking study treatment. In case of oophorectomy alone, only when the reproductive status of the woman has been confirmed by follow up hormone level assessment
    • Male sterilization (at least 6 months prior to screening). For female subjects on the study, the vasectomized male partner should be the sole partner for that subject
    • Use of oral, (estrogen and progesterone), injected or implanted hormonal methods of contraception or placement of an intrauterine device (IUD) or intrauterine system (IUS), or other forms of hormonal contraception that have comparable efficacy (failure rate <1%), for example hormone vaginal ring or transdermal hormone contraception

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
• Masking: Quadruple

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Placebo; Placebo infusion	Drug: Placebo; Placebo infusion; Other Names: Control
Experimental: Mavrilimumab; Mavrilimumab treatment infusion	Drug: Mavrilimumab; treatment infusion; Other Names: KPL-301

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Primary Outcome Measure:	Proportion of subjects alive and off oxygen at day14	Day 14

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Secondary Outcome Measures:	Proportion of subjects alive and without respiratory failure at 28 days	28 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Kristin Hudock
• Collaborators: Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Kristin Hudock, MD, University of Cincinnati

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Cremer PC, Abbate A, Hudock K, McWilliams C, Mehta J, Chang SY, Sheng CC, Van Tassell B, Bonaventura A, Vecchie A, Carey B, Wang Q, Wolski KE, Rajendram P, Duggal A, Wang TS, Paolini JF, Trapnell BC; MASH-COVID study group. Mavrilimumab in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia and systemic hyperinflammation (MASH-COVID): an investigator initiated, multicentre, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet Rheumatol. 2021 Jun;3(6):e410-e418. doi: 10.1016/S2665-9913(21)00070-9. Epub 2021 Mar 17.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 20, 2020
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): May 31, 2021
• Study Completion (Anticipated): May 31, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 28, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 28, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): July 30, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 30, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 28, 2020
• Last Verified: July 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Infections; Respiratory Tract Infections; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Respiration Disorders; Pneumonia, Viral; Lung Diseases; COVID-19; Respiratory Insufficiency; Pneumonia; Antirheumatic Agents; Mavrilimumab
• Other Study ID Numbers: IND 149353

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