TOCIVID-19 - A multicenter study on the efficacy and tolerability of tocilizumab in the treatment of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. Study protocol.


Journal

Contemporary clinical trials
ISSN: 1559-2030
Titre abrégé: Contemp Clin Trials
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101242342

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
11 2020
Historique:
received: 15 05 2020
revised: 30 09 2020
accepted: 01 10 2020
pubmed: 9 10 2020
medline: 15 12 2020
entrez: 8 10 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Pneumonia is the most frequent complication of COVID-19, due to an aberrant host immune response that is associated with an acute respiratory distress syndrome, and, in most critical patients, with a "cytokine storm". IL-6 might play a key role in the cytokine storm and might be a potential target to treat severe and critical COVID-19. Tocilizumab is a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody, directed against IL-6 receptor. This multicentre study project includes a single-arm phase 2 study and a further parallel cohort, enrolling hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and oxygen saturation at rest in ambient air ≤93% or requiring respiratory support. Patients receive tocilizumab 8 mg/kg (up to 800 mg) as one intravenous administration. A second administration (same dose) after 12 h is optional. Two-week and one-month lethality rates are the co-primary endpoints. Sample size planned for the phase 2 study is 330 patients. The parallel cohort will include patients who cannot enter the phase 2 study because being intubated from more than 24 h, or having already received tocilizumab, or the phase 2 study has reached sample size. Primary analysis will include patients enrolled in the phase 2 study. Results of the primary analysis will be validated in the prospective cohort of patients consecutively registered after phase 2 closure from March 20 to March 24, who were potentially eligible for the phase 2 study. This trial aims to verify the safety and efficacy of tocilizumab in the Italian population with COVID-19 pneumonia and respiratory impairment. EudraCT Number: 2020-001110-38; Clinicaltrials.gov ID NCT04317092.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND
Pneumonia is the most frequent complication of COVID-19, due to an aberrant host immune response that is associated with an acute respiratory distress syndrome, and, in most critical patients, with a "cytokine storm". IL-6 might play a key role in the cytokine storm and might be a potential target to treat severe and critical COVID-19. Tocilizumab is a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody, directed against IL-6 receptor.
METHODS
This multicentre study project includes a single-arm phase 2 study and a further parallel cohort, enrolling hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and oxygen saturation at rest in ambient air ≤93% or requiring respiratory support. Patients receive tocilizumab 8 mg/kg (up to 800 mg) as one intravenous administration. A second administration (same dose) after 12 h is optional. Two-week and one-month lethality rates are the co-primary endpoints. Sample size planned for the phase 2 study is 330 patients. The parallel cohort will include patients who cannot enter the phase 2 study because being intubated from more than 24 h, or having already received tocilizumab, or the phase 2 study has reached sample size. Primary analysis will include patients enrolled in the phase 2 study. Results of the primary analysis will be validated in the prospective cohort of patients consecutively registered after phase 2 closure from March 20 to March 24, who were potentially eligible for the phase 2 study.
CONCLUSION
This trial aims to verify the safety and efficacy of tocilizumab in the Italian population with COVID-19 pneumonia and respiratory impairment. EudraCT Number: 2020-001110-38; Clinicaltrials.gov ID NCT04317092.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33031955
pii: S1551-7144(20)30243-3
doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2020.106165
pmc: PMC7536129
pii:
doi:

Substances chimiques

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized 0
Immunologic Factors 0
Receptors, Interleukin-6 0
tocilizumab I031V2H011

Banques de données

ClinicalTrials.gov
['NCT04317092']

Types de publication

Clinical Trial Protocol Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

106165

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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Auteurs

Maria Carmela Piccirillo (MC)

Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS, Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy.

Paolo Ascierto (P)

Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS, Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy.

Luigi Atripaldi (L)

AORN Ospedali dei Colli -Monaldi -Cotugno- CTO, Napoli, Italy.

Marco Cascella (M)

Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS, Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy.

Massimo Costantini (M)

Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Giovanni Dolci (G)

Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Italy; Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Nicola Facciolongo (N)

Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Fiorentino Fraganza (F)

AORN Ospedali dei Colli -Monaldi -Cotugno- CTO, Napoli, Italy.

AnnaMaria Marata (A)

Regione Emilia Romagna e CTS AIFA, Italy.

Marco Massari (M)

Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Vincenzo Montesarchio (V)

AORN Ospedali dei Colli -Monaldi -Cotugno- CTO, Napoli, Italy.

Cristina Mussini (C)

Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Emanuele Alberto Negri (EA)

Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Roberto Parrella (R)

AORN Ospedali dei Colli -Monaldi -Cotugno- CTO, Napoli, Italy.

Patrizia Popoli (P)

Istituto Superiore di Sanità e CTS AIFA, Italy.

Gerardo Botti (G)

Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS, Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy.

Laura Arenare (L)

Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS, Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy.

Paolo Chiodini (P)

Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy.

Ciro Gallo (C)

Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy.

Carlo Salvarani (C)

Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Italy; Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Francesco Perrone (F)

Istituto Nazionale Tumori, IRCCS, Fondazione G. Pascale, Napoli, Italy. Electronic address: f.perrone@istitutotumori.na.it.

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