Status:

COMPLETED

Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Ruxolitinib in Patients With COVID-19 Associated Cytokine Storm

Lead Sponsor:

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Collaborating Sponsors:

Incyte Corporation

Conditions:

Cytokine Storm (Covid-19)

Eligibility:

All Genders

12+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 29-day, multicenter study to assess the efficacy and safety of ruxolitinib + standard-of-care (SoC) therapy, compared with placebo + SoC therap...

Detailed Description

This was a Phase III, multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study to assess the efficacy and safety of ruxolitinib in patients aged ≥12 years with COVID-19 disease. The study enrol...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient or guardian/health proxy must provide informed consent (and assent if applicable) before any study assessment is performed.
  • Male and female patients aged ≥ 12 years (or ≥ the lower age limit allowed by Health Authority and/or Ethics Committee/Institutional Review Board approvals).
  • Patients with coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test or another rapid test from the respiratory tract prior to randomization.
  • Patients currently hospitalized or will be hospitalized prior to randomization.
  • Patients, who meet at least one of the below criteria:
  • Pulmonary infiltrates (chest X ray or chest CT scan);
  • Respiratory frequency ≥ 30/min;
  • Requiring supplemental oxygen;
  • Oxygen saturation ≤ 94% on room air;
  • Arterial oxygen partial pressure (PaO2)/ fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) \< 300mmHg (1mmHg=0.133kPa) (corrective formulation should be used for higher altitude regions (over 1000m).

Exclusion

  • History of hypersensitivity to any drugs or metabolites of similar chemical classes as ruxolitinib.
  • Presence of severely impaired renal function defined by serum creatinine \> 2 mg/dL (\>176.8 μmol/L), or have estimated creatinine clearance \< 30 ml/min measured or calculated by Cockroft Gault equation or calculated by the updated bedside Schwartz equation.
  • Suspected uncontrolled bacterial, fungal, viral, or other infection (besides COVID-19).
  • Currently intubated or intubated between screening and randomization. In intensive care unit (ICU) at time of randomization. Intubated or in ICU for COVID-19 disease prior to screening. Patients who are on anti-rejection, immunosuppressant or immunomodulatory drugs (i.e. tocilizumab, ruxolitinib, canakinumab, sarilumab, anakinra).
  • Unable to ingest tablets at randomization. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 2 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 17 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

432 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04362137

Start Date

May 2 2020

End Date

October 17 2020

Last Update

October 11 2021

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Novartis Investigative Site

Fullerton, California, United States, 92835

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Novartis Investigative Site

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045

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Novartis Investigative Site

Denver, Colorado, United States, 80205

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Novartis Investigative Site

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30312