The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of leronlimab (PRO 140) administered as weekly subcutaneous injection in subjects with severe or critical COVID-19 disease.
This is a Phase 2b/3, two-arm, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, adaptive design
multicenter study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of leronlimab (PRO 140) in patients
with severe or critical symptoms of respiratory illness caused by coronavirus 2019 infection.
Patients will be randomized to receive weekly doses of 700 mg leronlimab (PRO 140), or
placebo. Leronlimab (PRO 140) and placebo will be administered via subcutaneous injection.
A single arm, non-randomized, open-label phase is added to the protocol after completion of
enrollment in the Randomized Phase of the study.
The study will have three phases: Screening Period, Treatment Period, and Follow-Up Period.
Drug: Placebos
Placebos
Drug: Leronlimab (700mg)
Leronlimab (PRO) 140 is a humanized IgG4, monoclonal antibody (mAb) to the C-C chemokine receptor type 5 (CCR5)
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Male or female adult ≥ 18 years of age at time of screening.
2. Subjects hospitalized with severe or critical illness caused by coronavirus 2019
infection as defined below:
A. Severe Illness:
- Diagnosed with COVID-19 by standard RT-PCR assay or equivalent testing within 5 days
of screening
AND
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 symptoms including dyspnea at rest or respiratory distress
AND
Clinical signs indicative of severe systemic illness/infection with COVID-19, with at
least 1 of the following:
- RR ≥ 30, HR ≥ 125, SaO2 <93% on room air or requires > 2L oxygen by NC in order
maintain SaO2 ≥93%, PaO2/FiO2 <300
AND
- None of the following: Respiratory failure (defined by endotracheal intubation and
mechanical ventilation, oxygen delivered by high-flow nasal cannula, noninvasive
positive pressure ventilation, or clinical diagnosis of respiratory failure in setting
of resource limitations), Septic shock (defined by SBP < 90 mm Hg, or Diastolic BP <
60 mm Hg), Multiple organ dysfunction/failure
B. Critical Illness:
- Diagnosed with COVID-19 by standard RT-PCR assay or equivalent testing within 5 days
of screening
AND
Evidence of critical illness, defined by at least 1 of the following:
- Respiratory failure defined based on resource utilization requiring at least 1 of
the following: Endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation, oxygen delivered by
high-flow nasal cannula, noninvasive positive pressure ventilation, ECMO, or clinical
diagnosis of respiratory failure (in setting of resource limitation)
OR
- Shock (defined by SBP < 90 mm Hg, or Diastolic BP < 60 mm Hg or requiring
vasopressors)
OR
-Multiple organ dysfunction/failure
3. Subject, if intubated, positive endexpiratory pressure (PEEP) <15 cmH2O with PaO2/FiO2
>150 mmHg.
4. Electrocardiogram (ECG) with no clinically significant findings as assessed by the
Investigator
5. Subject (or legally authorized representative) provides written informed consent prior
to initiation of any study procedures.
6. Understands and agrees to comply with planned study procedures.
7. Women of childbearing potential and their partner must agree to use at least one
highly effective method of contraception (e.g., hormonal contraceptives [implants,
injectables, combination oral contraceptives, transdermal patches, or contraceptive
rings], intrauterine devices, bilateral tubal occlusion, or sexual abstinence) for the
duration of the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Subjects with do-not-resuscitate (DNR) and/or do-not-intubate (DNI) orders or expected
to be made DNR/DNI in setting of resource limitations or family wishes.
2. Not a candidate for dialysis or continuation of care (or full medical support) in
setting of resource limitations.
3. Subject on continuous vasopressors (at the dose of norepinephrine >20μg/min and/or
vasopressin >0.04 units/kg/min) for >48 hours at time of screening.
4. Subjects who have a history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar
chemical or biologic composition to leronlimab (PRO 140) are not eligible.
5. Inability to provide informed consent or to comply with test requirements
6. Consideration by the investigator, for safety reasons, that the subject is an
unsuitable candidate to receive study treatment
7. Pregnancy or breast feeding
8. Subject participating in another study with for an investigational treatment for
COVID-19.
Note: Subject who were prescribed (1) hydroxychloroquine or chloroquine with or without
azithromycin, (2) Remdesivir, (3) convalescent plasma therapy, or (4) immunomodulatory
treatments (including but not limited to sarilumab, clazakizumab, tocilizumab, and
anakinra) for the off-label treatment of COVID-19 prior to study enrollment may be included
and may continue to receive these agents as part of standard-of-care.
Advanced Cardiovascular, LLC
Alexander City, Alabama, United States
St. Jude Medical Center
Fullerton, California, United States
UCLA
Los Angeles, California, United States
James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital
Tampa, Florida, United States
Center for Advanced Research & Education (CARE)
Gainesville, Georgia, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
St. Barnabas
Livingston, New Jersey, United States
Atlantic Health System Hospital
Morristown, New Jersey, United States
Holy Name Medical Center
Teaneck, New Jersey, United States
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, New York, United States
New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Novant Health
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Ohio Health
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Good Samaritan Hospital Corvallis
Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Oregon Health and Sciences University
Portland, Oregon, United States
Baylor Scott & White Research Institute
Dallas, Texas, United States
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
University of Texas
Houston, Texas, United States