CX4945: Silmitasertib (CX-4945) in Patients With Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Sponsor
University of Arizona (Other)
Overall Status
Active, not recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT04668209
Collaborator
Senhwa Biosciences, Inc. (Industry)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This multi-center, open-label, 2 arm parallel-group, randomized, interventional prospective exploratory study in 40 patients aimed to evaluate safety and explore putative clinical benefits of Silmitasertib 1000 mg BID dose in patients with severe illness caused be SARS-COV-2. This will be a two-arm trial comparing the SOC/best supportive care alone to the SOC/best supportive care with addition of Silmitasertib (allocation ratio 1:1).

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
Phase 2

Detailed Description

This is a phase II multi-center, randomized, open-label, 2 arm parallel-group controlled interventional prospective study of CX-4945 in patients with severe COVID-19. Up to approximately 40 patients will be enrolled into this study. A screening evaluation will occur within 7 days prior to Day 1. All qualified patients will be randomized at Day 1 in a ratio of 1:1 to one of the following two treatment arms:

Arm A: SOC/ best supportive care in combination with CX-4945 1000 mg BID PO or Arm B: SOC/ best supportive care alone The standard of care (SOC) is not pre-specified, may vary among patients, and may include agents with anti-viral activity, such as remdesivir, among others. Investigator discretion is to be applied for any established SOC. Active concomitant treatment with other investigational antivirals or immunomodulators are not permitted Best supportive care is defined as intensive care therapy according to current guidelines, evidence, and best practice, including but not limited to lung protective ventilation, thrombosis prophylaxis, renal replacement therapy when indicated, and access to advanced therapies including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

The total duration of the treatment will be 14 days. Patients will be followed up at 28, 45 and 60 days from the start of the treatment. The total duration for each patient in the study (including the screening) will be up to 67 days.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Anticipated Enrollment :
40 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Treatment
Official Title:
Phase II, Randomized, Investigator Initiated Trial to Evaluate Safety and to Explore Clinical Benefit of Silmitasertib (CX-4945) in Patients With Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Actual Study Start Date :
Jan 1, 2021
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Jun 30, 2022
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Jun 30, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: Silmitasertib

Standard of care / supportive care in combination with Silmitasertib (CX-4945)

Drug: Silmitasertib
Standard of care / best supportive care in combination with CX-4945 1000 mg administered orally, two times a day.
Other Names:
  • CX-4945
  • No Intervention: Standard of Care

    Standard of care / supportive care

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Incidence of Treatment Emergent Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability] [Through Day 60]

      Adverse Events experienced by the patients from randomization to Day 60 (including vital signs, physical findings, clinical laboratory, and ECG results) as characterized by type, frequency, severity (as graded by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE version 5.0), timing, seriousness, and relationship to study therapy.

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. To compare time to clinical recovery in CX-4945 treatment group evaluated from randomization through Day 28 as compared to the control arm. [Through Day 28]

      Number of days from randomization to discharge, or to alleviation of cough (defined as mild or absent in a patient reported scale of 0=absent, 1=mild, 2=moderate, and 3=severe). Improvement must be sustained for at least 48 hours.

    2. To compare time to clinical recovery in CX-4945 treatment group evaluated from randomization through Day 28 as compared to the control arm. [Through hospital discharge, an average of 28 days]

      Number of days from randomization to normalization of fever (defined as <36.6°C from axillary site, or < 37.2°C from oral site or < 37.8°C from rectal or tympanic site), normalization of respiratory rate (< 24 bpm while breathing room air), resolution of hypoxia (defined as SpO2 ≥ 93% in room air or P/F ≥ 300 mmHg). All these improvements must be sustained for at least 48 hours.

    3. To compare time to clinical recovery in CX-4945 treatment group evaluated from randomization through Day 28 as compared to the control arm. [Through Day 28]

      Number of days from randomization to the first day on which the subject satisfies one of the following three categories from the ordinal NIAID 8- point Clinical Progression Outcomes scale collected daily from randomization through Day 28: Hospitalized, not requiring supplemental oxygen - no longer requires ongoing medical care; Not hospitalized, limitation on activities and/or requiring home oxygen; Not hospitalized, no limitations on activities.

    4. To compare changes in clinical status of patients enrolled to CX-4945 treatment arm as compared to the control arm at Day 14 and Day 28. [Assessed on Day 14 and Day 28]

      Difference in percentage of subjects with clinical recovery compared at Day 14 and Day 28.

    5. To compare changes in clinical status of patients enrolled to CX-4945 treatment arm as compared to the control arm at Day 14 and Day 28. [Through Day 28]

      Percentage of Participants at Each Clinical Status at Day 14 and Day 28 assessed by using the ordinal NIAID 8- point Clinical Progression Outcomes scale (Scale ranges from 1 (Death) to 8 (Not hospitalized, no limitations on activities)

    6. To evaluate preliminary evidence of anti-viral activity of CX-4945 as compared to the control arm. [Assessed at Day 1, Day 8, Day 14 and Day 28]

      Difference in proportions of patients with conversion of positive RT-PCR to negative RT-PCR as assessed at Day 1, Day 8, Day 14 and Day 28.

    7. To evaluate preliminary evidence of anti-viral activity of CX-4945 as compared to the control arm. [Through Day 14]

      Changes in chest imaging from Screening to Day 5 or 14

    8. Number of Days Hospitalized [Through Day 28]

      Days of hospitalization from randomization through Day 28

    9. To evaluate changes in IL-6 level [Assessed on Days 4, 8, 11, and 14]

      IL-6 level

    10. To evaluate changes in CRP [Assessed on Days 4, 8, 11, and 14]

      CRP level

    11. To evaluate changes in LDH [Assessed on Days 4, 8, 11, and 14]

      LDH level

    12. To evaluate changes in CPK [Assessed on Days 4, 8, 11, and 14]

      CPK level

    13. To evaluate changes in Ferritin [Assessed on Days 4, 8, 11, and 14]

      Ferritin level

    14. To evaluate changes in D-dimer [Assessed on Days 4, 8, 11, and 14]

      D-dimer level

    15. Number of Days of Supplemental Oxygen Use [Through Day 28]

      Days of supplemental oxygen (if applicable) from randomization through day 28

    16. All-cause Mortality Status [Through Day 60]

      The number of deaths occurred in each treatment group from randomization through Day 60

    17. Number of days of on-invasive ventilation/high flow oxygen [Through Day 28]

      Days of non-invasive ventilation/high flow oxygen (if applicable) from randomization through day 28

    18. Number of days of invasive mechanical ventilation/ECMO [Through Day 28]

      Days of invasive mechanical ventilation/ECMO (if applicable) from randomization through Day 28.

    19. Number of patients returned to room air [Through Day 28]

      Number of patients returned to room air after randomization through Day 14 or Day 28.

    20. Change in pulse oxygen saturation [Days 4, 8, 11, 14, and 28]

      Change in pulse oxygen saturation (SpO2) from randomization to Day 4, 8, 11, 14 and 28

    21. Number of thrombosis events [Through Day 28]

      Number of documented venous thromboembolism (VTE), arterial thrombosis (stroke, myocardial infarction, other) and microthrombosis events from randomization through Day 28

    22. Changes in EQ-D5-5L [Days randomization, 8, 14 and 28]

      Changes in EQ-D5-5L (used as an indicator of symptom improvement) from randomization to Day 8, 14 and 28

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:
    1. Male or non-pregnant female adult ≥ 18 years of age

    2. Diagnosed/confirmed with COVID-19 by standard RT-PCR assay or equivalent testing within 7 days prior to randomization (Day1).

    3. Hospitalized patient with severe illness caused by SARS-CoV-2 (Note: Prior or current use of remdesivir or dexamethasone (SOC) are allowed under the investigator's discretion. Concomitant treatment with other investigational antiviral drugs or immunomodulators are not permitted from Day1 through Day 28)

    Symptoms of severe systemic illness/infection with COVID-19:

    At least 1 of the following: fever, cough, sore throat, malaise, headache, muscle pain, shortness of breath at rest or with exertion, confusion, or symptoms of severe lower respiratory infection including dyspnea at rest or respiratory distress AND Clinical signs indicative of severe systemic illness/infection with COVID-19 At least 1 of the following: RR ≥ 30, HR ≥ 125, SaO2 <93% on room air or requires > 2L oxygen by nasal cannula in order to maintain SaO2 ≥93%

    1. Patient (or legally authorized representative) provides written informed consent prior to initiation of any study procedures.

    2. Adequate hematopoietic capacity, as defined by the following:

    3. Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL and not transfusion dependent

    4. Platelets ≥ 100,000/mm3

    5. Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1500 cells/mm3

    6. Adequate hepatic function, as defined by the following:

    7. AST and ALT ≤ 2.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN)

    8. Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x ULN

    9. Albumin ≥ 3.0 g/dL

    10. Adequate renal function, as defined by the following:

    1. Renal: calculated creatinine clearance >45 mL/min for patients with abnormal, increased creatinine levels (Cockcroft-Gault formula).
    1. Ability to take oral medication and be willing to adhere to drug administration and premedication requirements (see Section 6.3) throughout study duration.
    Exclusion Criteria:
    1. Patient showing signs of respiratory failure necessitating mechanical ventilation

    2. Pregnant or nursing women. NOTE: Women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; or abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation. Should a man father a child, or a woman become pregnant or suspect she is pregnant while participating in this study, he or she should inform the treating physician immediately.

    3. Active or uncontrolled infections other than COVID-19 or with serious illnesses or medical conditions which would not permit the patient to receive study treatment

    4. Active or planned concomitant treatment with other investigational antivirals or immunomodulators

    5. Chronic diarrhea (excess of 2-3 stools/day above normal frequency)

    6. Current use or anticipated need for drugs that are known strong inhibitors or inducers of major CYP enzymes.

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix Arizona United States 85006
    2 Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson Arizona United States 85724

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • University of Arizona
    • Senhwa Biosciences, Inc.

    Investigators

    None specified.

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    University of Arizona
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT04668209
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • CX4945-AV02-IIT
    First Posted:
    Dec 16, 2020
    Last Update Posted:
    Jun 2, 2022
    Last Verified:
    May 1, 2022
    Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
    No
    Plan to Share IPD:
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
    Yes
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
    No
    Keywords provided by University of Arizona
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Jun 2, 2022