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Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of ATYR1923 (Efzofitimod) In Participants With Severe Pneumonia Related to COVID-19

A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of ATYR1923 In Adult Patients With Severe Pneumonia Related to SARS-CoV-2 Infection (COVID-19)

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04412668
Enrollment
36
Registered
2020-06-02
Start date
2020-06-04
Completion date
2020-10-23
Last updated
2023-08-18

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

Conditions

SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Severe Pneumonia

Keywords

SARS-CoV-2, CoV-2, ATYR1923 (efzofitimod), acute respiratory distress syndrome, ARDS, SARS-CoV-2 Infection, COVID-19, Severe Pneumonia

Brief summary

To evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of efzofitimod, compared to placebo matched to efzofitimod, in hospitalized participants with SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) severe pneumonia not requiring mechanical ventilation.

Interventions

DRUGEfzofitimod 1 mg/kg

Concentrate for solution for infusion

Concentrate for solution for infusion

DRUGPlacebo

Concentrate for solution for infusion

Sponsors

aTyr Pharma, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

The Investigator, Sponsor, and participant will be blinded to treatment assignment; study center pharmacy personnel will be unblinded.

Intervention model description

Participants will be randomized 1:1:1 to a single intravenous (IV) dose of efzofitimod 1 mg/kg, efzofitimod 3 mg/kg, or placebo matched to efzofitimod.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 infection by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). * Severe pneumonia related to SARS-CoV-2 infection, defined as fever or suspected respiratory infection with radiographic abnormalities suggestive of viral pneumonia, plus at least 1 of the following: * Respiratory rate \>30 breaths/minute; * Severe respiratory distress, as determined by the Investigator; * Oxygen saturation (SpO2) ≤93% on room air.

Exclusion criteria

* Participant is intubated/mechanically ventilated. * In the opinion of the Investigator, participant's progression to death is imminent. * Treatment with immunosuppressant/immunotherapy drugs, including but not limited to interleukin (IL)-6 inhibitors, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) inhibitors, anti-IL-1 agents and janus kinase inhibitors within 5 half-lives or 30 days prior to Day 1. * Use of chronic (\>30 days) oral corticosteroids for a non-COVID-19-related condition in a dose higher than prednisone 10 mg or equivalent per day. * Weight \>165 kg or \<40 kg.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)Baseline up to Day 60TEAEs were defined as adverse events (AEs) with an onset following administration of the first dose of study drug. AEs were defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered study drug and that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the study drug. Worsening of a pre-existing medical condition should have been considered an AE if there was either an increase in severity, frequency, or duration of the condition or an association with significantly worse outcomes. SAEs were defined as any AE that, in the view of either the Investigator or Sponsor, resulted in any of the following outcomes as fatal, life-threatening, required in-participant hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, resulted in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, a congenital anomaly/birth defect, an important medical event. A summary of all SAEs and Other AEs (nonserious) regardless of causality is located in 'Reported Adverse Events' Section.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Time to Recovery (World Health Organization [WHO] Ordinal Scale Score ≤3)Baseline up to Day 60Time to recovery was based on Kaplan-Meier estimate and was calculated as: date of first time with a WHO scale score ≤3 - study drug administration date or date of discharge from hospital - study drug administration date, whichever occurred first. In the case that a participant did not reach WHO scale score ≤3 criteria, the participant was censored at EOS visit.
Number of Participants Who Achieved Recovery (WHO Ordinal Scale Score ≤3) by Day 14 and Day 28Baseline through Day 14 and Day 28The number of participants was the non-missing value at the visit, which was used as the denominator for percentage calculation.
Number of Days With Supplemental Oxygen (O2)Baseline up to Day 60Number of days with supplemental O2 was calculated as stop date of supplemental O2 - start date of supplemental oxygen +1, if supplemental O2 started after study drug administration; otherwise, number of days with supplemental O2 was calculated as stop date of supplemental O2 - date of study drug administration +1. If there were multiple periods of supplemental O2, total days were the sum of each period.
Time to Hospital DischargeBaseline up to Day 60Time to hospital discharge was based on Kaplan-Meier estimate and was calculated as: discharge date - study drug administration date. Participants who died during hospitalization were censored at death date. Participants who remained hospitalized at end of study (EOS) were censored at EOS visit.
Number of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 60Baseline, Day 60WHO ordinal scale rated the clinical improvement of the participants on a scale of 0-8, where 0=No clinical or virological evidence of infection, 1=No limitation of activities, 2=limitation of activities, 3=Hospitalized, no oxygen therapy, 4=Oxygen by mask or nasal prongs, 5=Non-invasive ventilation or high flow oxygen, 6=Intubation and mechanical ventilation, 7=Ventilation + additional organ support, 8=Death. Change from Baseline data were represented on a scale of -7 to 4, where -7=a better change from Baseline score and 4=a worse change from Baseline score. Change from Baseline was derived as: visit value - Baseline value.
Time to Improvement From Inpatient Hospital Admission Based on at Least a 1-Point Reduction in WHO Ordinal Scale ScoreBaseline up to Day 60Time to improvement was based on Kaplan-Meier estimate and was defined as the date of decrease in WHO scale compared to Baseline by at least 1 point - study drug administration date or date of discharge from hospital - study drug administration date, whichever occurred first. In the case that a participant did not reach an improvement, the participant was censored at end of study date.
Number of Days With Fever (Temperature >100.4ºF [38.0ºC])Baseline up to Day 14Number of days with fever was calculated as stop date of fever - start date of fever +1, if fever started after study drug administration; otherwise, number of days with fever was calculated as stop date of fever - date of study drug administration +1. If there were multiple periods of fever, total days was the sum of each period.

Countries

Puerto Rico, United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Efzofitimod 1 mg/kg
Participants received single dose of efzofitimod 1 mg/kg IV infusion on Day 1.
10
Efzofitimod 3 mg/kg
Participants received single dose of efzofitimod 3 mg/kg IV infusion on Day 1.
12
Placebo
Participants received placebo matched to efzofitimod IV infusion on Day 1.
10
Total32

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002
Overall StudyDeath - multiple comorbidities200
Overall StudyOther than Specified200
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject300

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicEfzofitimod 1 mg/kgEfzofitimod 3 mg/kgPlaceboTotal
Age, Continuous55.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.08
56.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.41
52.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.51
55.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.8
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
4 Participants6 Participants7 Participants17 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
6 Participants5 Participants3 Participants14 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
1 Participants1 Participants0 Participants2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
1 Participants1 Participants2 Participants4 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
2 Participants5 Participants3 Participants10 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants1 Participants2 Participants3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
6 Participants4 Participants3 Participants13 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
5 Participants6 Participants3 Participants14 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
5 Participants6 Participants7 Participants18 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
2 / 100 / 120 / 10
other
Total, other adverse events
8 / 107 / 127 / 10
serious
Total, serious adverse events
5 / 100 / 120 / 10

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)

TEAEs were defined as adverse events (AEs) with an onset following administration of the first dose of study drug. AEs were defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a participant administered study drug and that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with the study drug. Worsening of a pre-existing medical condition should have been considered an AE if there was either an increase in severity, frequency, or duration of the condition or an association with significantly worse outcomes. SAEs were defined as any AE that, in the view of either the Investigator or Sponsor, resulted in any of the following outcomes as fatal, life-threatening, required in-participant hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, resulted in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, a congenital anomaly/birth defect, an important medical event. A summary of all SAEs and Other AEs (nonserious) regardless of causality is located in 'Reported Adverse Events' Section.

Time frame: Baseline up to Day 60

Population: Safety Set was included all randomized participants who received any amount of study drug. Participants were summarized and analyzed 'as treated' (that is, by actual treatment group).

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Efzofitimod 1 mg/kgNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)TEAEs8 Participants
Efzofitimod 1 mg/kgNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)SAEs5 Participants
Efzofitimod 3 mg/kgNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)TEAEs7 Participants
Efzofitimod 3 mg/kgNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)SAEs0 Participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)TEAEs7 Participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants With Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)SAEs0 Participants
Secondary

Number of Days With Fever (Temperature >100.4ºF [38.0ºC])

Number of days with fever was calculated as stop date of fever - start date of fever +1, if fever started after study drug administration; otherwise, number of days with fever was calculated as stop date of fever - date of study drug administration +1. If there were multiple periods of fever, total days was the sum of each period.

Time frame: Baseline up to Day 14

Population: mITT set included all participants randomized who had received any amount of study drug. Participants were summarized and analyzed 'as randomized' (that is, by randomized treatment group).

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Efzofitimod 1 mg/kgNumber of Days With Fever (Temperature >100.4ºF [38.0ºC])0.1 daysStandard Deviation 0.32
Efzofitimod 3 mg/kgNumber of Days With Fever (Temperature >100.4ºF [38.0ºC])0.1 daysStandard Deviation 0.29
PlaceboNumber of Days With Fever (Temperature >100.4ºF [38.0ºC])0.0 daysStandard Deviation 0
Secondary

Number of Days With Supplemental Oxygen (O2)

Number of days with supplemental O2 was calculated as stop date of supplemental O2 - start date of supplemental oxygen +1, if supplemental O2 started after study drug administration; otherwise, number of days with supplemental O2 was calculated as stop date of supplemental O2 - date of study drug administration +1. If there were multiple periods of supplemental O2, total days were the sum of each period.

Time frame: Baseline up to Day 60

Population: mITT set included all participants randomized who had received any amount of study drug. Participants were summarized and analyzed 'as randomized' (that is, by randomized treatment group).

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Efzofitimod 1 mg/kgNumber of Days With Supplemental Oxygen (O2)10.4 daysStandard Deviation 17.65
Efzofitimod 3 mg/kgNumber of Days With Supplemental Oxygen (O2)13.7 daysStandard Deviation 16.05
PlaceboNumber of Days With Supplemental Oxygen (O2)10.1 daysStandard Deviation 15.72
Secondary

Number of Participants Who Achieved Recovery (WHO Ordinal Scale Score ≤3) by Day 14 and Day 28

The number of participants was the non-missing value at the visit, which was used as the denominator for percentage calculation.

Time frame: Baseline through Day 14 and Day 28

Population: mITT set included all participants randomized who had received any amount of study drug. Participants were summarized and analyzed 'as randomized' (that is, by randomized treatment group). Here, Number of Participants Analyzed signifies those who were evaluable for this outcome measure and Number Analyzed signifies those who were evaluable at the specified timepoint.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Efzofitimod 1 mg/kgNumber of Participants Who Achieved Recovery (WHO Ordinal Scale Score ≤3) by Day 14 and Day 28Day 144 Participants
Efzofitimod 1 mg/kgNumber of Participants Who Achieved Recovery (WHO Ordinal Scale Score ≤3) by Day 14 and Day 28Day 285 Participants
Efzofitimod 3 mg/kgNumber of Participants Who Achieved Recovery (WHO Ordinal Scale Score ≤3) by Day 14 and Day 28Day 149 Participants
Efzofitimod 3 mg/kgNumber of Participants Who Achieved Recovery (WHO Ordinal Scale Score ≤3) by Day 14 and Day 28Day 2811 Participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants Who Achieved Recovery (WHO Ordinal Scale Score ≤3) by Day 14 and Day 28Day 289 Participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants Who Achieved Recovery (WHO Ordinal Scale Score ≤3) by Day 14 and Day 28Day 147 Participants
Secondary

Number of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 60

WHO ordinal scale rated the clinical improvement of the participants on a scale of 0-8, where 0=No clinical or virological evidence of infection, 1=No limitation of activities, 2=limitation of activities, 3=Hospitalized, no oxygen therapy, 4=Oxygen by mask or nasal prongs, 5=Non-invasive ventilation or high flow oxygen, 6=Intubation and mechanical ventilation, 7=Ventilation + additional organ support, 8=Death. Change from Baseline data were represented on a scale of -7 to 4, where -7=a better change from Baseline score and 4=a worse change from Baseline score. Change from Baseline was derived as: visit value - Baseline value.

Time frame: Baseline, Day 60

Population: mITT set included all participants randomized who had received any amount of study drug. Participants were summarized and analyzed 'as randomized' (that is, by randomized treatment group). Here, Number of Participants analyzed signifies those who were evaluable for this outcome measure.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
Efzofitimod 1 mg/kgNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 60-70 Participants
Efzofitimod 1 mg/kgNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 60-60 Participants
Efzofitimod 1 mg/kgNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 60-50 Participants
Efzofitimod 1 mg/kgNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 60-42 Participants
Efzofitimod 1 mg/kgNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 60-33 Participants
Efzofitimod 1 mg/kgNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 60-21 Participants
Efzofitimod 1 mg/kgNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 60-10 Participants
Efzofitimod 1 mg/kgNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 6000 Participants
Efzofitimod 1 mg/kgNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 6010 Participants
Efzofitimod 1 mg/kgNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 6020 Participants
Efzofitimod 1 mg/kgNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 6030 Participants
Efzofitimod 1 mg/kgNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 6040 Participants
Efzofitimod 3 mg/kgNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 6040 Participants
Efzofitimod 3 mg/kgNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 60-70 Participants
Efzofitimod 3 mg/kgNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 60-10 Participants
Efzofitimod 3 mg/kgNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 6010 Participants
Efzofitimod 3 mg/kgNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 60-60 Participants
Efzofitimod 3 mg/kgNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 60-20 Participants
Efzofitimod 3 mg/kgNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 6030 Participants
Efzofitimod 3 mg/kgNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 60-50 Participants
Efzofitimod 3 mg/kgNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 6000 Participants
Efzofitimod 3 mg/kgNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 60-34 Participants
Efzofitimod 3 mg/kgNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 60-48 Participants
Efzofitimod 3 mg/kgNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 6020 Participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 60-44 Participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 60-34 Participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 6020 Participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 60-21 Participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 60-10 Participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 6000 Participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 6030 Participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 60-70 Participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 60-60 Participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 6010 Participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 60-51 Participants
PlaceboNumber of Participants With a Change From Baseline in World Health Organization (WHO) Ordinal Scale Score on Day 6040 Participants
Secondary

Time to Hospital Discharge

Time to hospital discharge was based on Kaplan-Meier estimate and was calculated as: discharge date - study drug administration date. Participants who died during hospitalization were censored at death date. Participants who remained hospitalized at end of study (EOS) were censored at EOS visit.

Time frame: Baseline up to Day 60

Population: Modified intention-to-treat set (mITT Set) included all participants randomized who had received any amount of study drug. Participants were summarized and analyzed 'as randomized' (that is, by randomized treatment group).

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Efzofitimod 1 mg/kgTime to Hospital Discharge7.0 days
Efzofitimod 3 mg/kgTime to Hospital Discharge5.5 days
PlaceboTime to Hospital Discharge4.5 days
Secondary

Time to Improvement From Inpatient Hospital Admission Based on at Least a 1-Point Reduction in WHO Ordinal Scale Score

Time to improvement was based on Kaplan-Meier estimate and was defined as the date of decrease in WHO scale compared to Baseline by at least 1 point - study drug administration date or date of discharge from hospital - study drug administration date, whichever occurred first. In the case that a participant did not reach an improvement, the participant was censored at end of study date.

Time frame: Baseline up to Day 60

Population: mITT set included all participants randomized who had received any amount of study drug. Participants were summarized and analyzed 'as randomized' (that is, by randomized treatment group).

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Efzofitimod 1 mg/kgTime to Improvement From Inpatient Hospital Admission Based on at Least a 1-Point Reduction in WHO Ordinal Scale Score5.0 days
Efzofitimod 3 mg/kgTime to Improvement From Inpatient Hospital Admission Based on at Least a 1-Point Reduction in WHO Ordinal Scale Score4.0 days
PlaceboTime to Improvement From Inpatient Hospital Admission Based on at Least a 1-Point Reduction in WHO Ordinal Scale Score3.0 days
Secondary

Time to Recovery (World Health Organization [WHO] Ordinal Scale Score ≤3)

Time to recovery was based on Kaplan-Meier estimate and was calculated as: date of first time with a WHO scale score ≤3 - study drug administration date or date of discharge from hospital - study drug administration date, whichever occurred first. In the case that a participant did not reach WHO scale score ≤3 criteria, the participant was censored at EOS visit.

Time frame: Baseline up to Day 60

Population: mITT set included all participants randomized who had received any amount of study drug. Participants were summarized and analyzed 'as randomized' (that is, by randomized treatment group).

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Efzofitimod 1 mg/kgTime to Recovery (World Health Organization [WHO] Ordinal Scale Score ≤3)7.0 days
Efzofitimod 3 mg/kgTime to Recovery (World Health Organization [WHO] Ordinal Scale Score ≤3)5.5 days
PlaceboTime to Recovery (World Health Organization [WHO] Ordinal Scale Score ≤3)4.5 days

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