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Safety and efficacy of inhaled interferon-β1a (SNG001) in adults with mild-to-moderate COVID-19: a randomized, controlled, phase II trialResearch in context
Document Type
article
Author
Prasanna JagannathanKara W. ChewMark J. GigantiMichael D. HughesCarlee MoserMark J. MainPhillip D. MonkArzhang Cyrus JavanJonathan Z. LiCourtney V. FletcherCaitlyn McCarthyDavid A. WohlEric S. DaarJoseph J. EronJudith S. CurrierUpinder SinghDavey M. SmithWilliam FischerKara ChewDavid (Davey) SmithEric DaarDavid WohlJudith CurrierJoseph EronMichael HughesMark GigantiJustin RitzLara HoseyJhoanna RoaNilam PatelKelly ColshIrene RwakazinaJustine BeckScott SiegJonathan LiCourtney FletcherTeresa EveringRachel Bender IgnacioSandra CardosoKatya CoradoNikolaus JilgAlan PerelsonSandy PillayCynthia RiviereBabafemi TaiwoJoan GottesmanMatthew NewellSusan PedersenJoan DragavonCheryl JenningsBrian GreenfelderWilliam MurtaughJan KosmynaMorgan GaparaAkbar ShahkolahiGerald PieroneJuliana ElliottJeffrey JacobsonLeila HojatJulie PasternakJonathan BerardiCeline ArarYevgeniy BukhmanManish JainEugene BukhmanSadia ShaikTimothy HatlenKelly DooleyBecky BeckerAdaliah WilkinsJose PérezEloy RomanHeriberto FernándezKeila HooverJames RenfroeMauney WeldonGenei BougherCarlos MalvestuttoHeather HarberRobyn CicarellaGene NeytmanJack HermanCraig HermanMariam AzizJoan SwiatekDivya PathakMadhu ChoudharyJennifer SullivanoOlayemi OsiyemiMyriam IzquierdoOdelsey TornaAleen KhodabakhshianSamantha FortierConstance BensonSteven HendrickxRosemarie RamirezAnne LuetkemeyerSuzanne HendlerDennis Dentoni-LasofskyMario CastroLeslie SpikesChase HallJonathan OakesAmy James LoftisPablo TebasWilliam ShortSarah McGuffinChris JonssonRachel PrestiAlem Haile
Source
EClinicalMedicine, Vol 65, Iss , Pp 102250- (2023)
Subject
Inhaled interferon
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
ACTIV-2
Randomized clinical trial
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Language
English
ISSN
2589-5370
Abstract
Summary: Background: With the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants resistant to monoclonal antibody therapies and limited global access to therapeutics, the evaluation of novel therapeutics to prevent progression to severe COVID-19 remains a critical need. Methods: Safety, clinical and antiviral efficacy of inhaled interferon-β1a (SNG001) were evaluated in a phase II randomized controlled trial on the ACTIV-2/A5401 platform (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04518410). Adult outpatients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection within 10 days of symptom onset were randomized and initiated either orally inhaled nebulized SNG001 given once daily for 14 days (n = 110) or blinded pooled placebo (n = 110) between February 10 and August 18, 2021. Findings: The proportion of participants reporting premature treatment discontinuation was 9% among SNG001 and 13% among placebo participants. There were no differences between participants who received SNG001 or placebo in the primary outcomes of treatment emergent Grade 3 or higher adverse events (3.6% and 8.2%, respectively), time to symptom improvement (median 13 and 9 days, respectively), or proportion with unquantifiable nasopharyngeal SARS-CoV-2 RNA at days 3 (28% [26/93] vs. 39% [37/94], respectively), 7 (65% [60/93] vs. 66% [62/94]) and 14 (91% [86/95] vs. 91% [83/81]). There were fewer hospitalizations with SNG001 (n = 1; 1%) compared with placebo (n = 7; 6%), representing an 86% relative risk reduction (p = 0.07). There were no deaths in either arm. Interpretation: In this trial, SNG001 was safe and associated with a non-statistically significant decrease in hospitalization for COVID-19 pneumonia. Funding: The ACTIV-2 platform study is funded by the NIH. Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number UM1 AI068634, UM1 AI068636 and UM1 AI106701. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.