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Anti-Interleukin-8 (Anti-IL-8) for Patients With COVID-19

A Randomized Phase 2 Study of Anti-IL-8 Therapy Versus Standard of Care in the Treatment of Hospitalized Patients With Severe COVID-19

Status
Terminated
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04347226
Enrollment
43
Registered
2020-04-15
Start date
2020-04-16
Completion date
2021-03-01
Last updated
2025-05-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Solid Tumor, Sars-CoV2, Hematological Malignancy

Keywords

COVID-19, coronavirus, corona virus, COVID

Brief 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. 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.

Interventions

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).

Sponsors

Bristol-Myers Squibb
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Columbia University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Intervention 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.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* 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. * 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 1. Males and females, aged at least 18 years old 2. 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. 3. Women must not be breastfeeding. 4. 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. 5. WOCBP who are continuously not heterosexually active are also exempt from contraceptive requirements, but should still undergo pregnancy testing as described in this section. 6. 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. 7. 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.

Exclusion criteria

* 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 * 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.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Time to Improvement in the 7-point Ordinal ScaleUp to 10.5 monthsThe 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.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Time to DeathUp to 10.5 monthsThe 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.
Time to IntubationUp to 10.5 monthsThe 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.
Proportion of Patients Requiring ICU AdmissionUp to 10.5 monthsThe 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.
Mortality at 1 Month1 monthNumber of participants who have died 1 month from the time of start of treatment

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
BMS-986253
BMS-986253 2400mg IV BMS-986253: 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).
29
Standard of Care Treatment
Usual treatment of COVID-19 per study physician discretion
14
Total43

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicBMS-986253TotalStandard of Care Treatment
Age, Continuous67.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.1
69.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.6
73.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.9
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
13 Participants20 Participants7 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
16 Participants23 Participants7 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
4 Participants7 Participants3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
7 Participants9 Participants2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
8 Participants13 Participants5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
8 Participants12 Participants4 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
29 Participants43 Participants14 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
14 Participants25 Participants11 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
15 Participants18 Participants3 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
11 / 295 / 14
other
Total, other adverse events
20 / 295 / 14
serious
Total, serious adverse events
11 / 294 / 14

Outcome results

Primary

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.

Time frame: Up to 10.5 months

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
BMS-986253Time to Improvement in the 7-point Ordinal Scale12 days
Standard of Care TreatmentTime to Improvement in the 7-point Ordinal Scale6 days
Secondary

Mortality at 1 Month

Number of participants who have died 1 month from the time of start of treatment

Time frame: 1 month

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
BMS-986253Mortality at 1 Month8 Participants
Standard of Care TreatmentMortality at 1 Month4 Participants
Secondary

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.

Time frame: Up to 10.5 months

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
BMS-986253Proportion of Patients Requiring ICU Admission9 participants
Standard of Care TreatmentProportion of Patients Requiring ICU Admission1 participants
Secondary

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.

Time frame: Up to 10.5 months

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
BMS-986253Time to Death30 days
Standard of Care TreatmentTime to DeathNA days
Secondary

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.

Time frame: Up to 10.5 months

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
BMS-986253Time to Intubation11.5 days
Standard of Care TreatmentTime to Intubation3 days

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026