The Safety and Efficacy of Pyronaridine-artesunate (Pyramax® or Artecom®)in COVID-19 Patients

Last updated: September 28, 2021
Sponsor: Shin Poong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

2/3

Condition

Covid-19

Treatment

N/A

Clinical Study ID

NCT04701606
SP-PA-COV-203
  • Ages > 19
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This is a multi-center, randomized, Phase 2/3 study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of pyronaridine-artesunate in participants with corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Pyronaridine-artesunate has been approved in Europe, Asia and Africa under brand name of Pyramax® or Artecom® as a treatment for malaria. The study will be conducted in two stages: open-label (Stage 1) and double-blind (Stage 2).

Up to approximately 402 participants (20 participants in Stage 1 and 382 participants in Stage 2) are planned to be enrolled in the study and will be randomized to receive either Artecom® or matching placebo at a ratio of 1:1 in Stage 2. The dose of Artecom® will be determined by the participant's body weight, according to previously established guidelines.

An independent Drug Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) will be established to review the safety at regular intervals during the conduct of the trial. The DSMB will be subject to a Charter and will review after 20 participants have been recruited, and thereafter when 191 participants have been recruited.

Ad-hoc DSMB meetings may be held at any time during the study if there are any major safety concerns. A final DSMB will be conducted when all participants have been recruited in the trial.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Male and female adults age (≥19 years at the time of informed consent)
  2. Body weight (≥ 45 kg at Screening)
  3. Participants must be confirmed as having COVID-19 using real-time reversetranscription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test and specimens collected fromupper airway (nasopharyngeal specimen) within 96 hours prior to randomization.
  4. Females must be non-pregnant and non-lactating, and must use an acceptable, highlyeffective double contraception from Screening until study completion, including thefollow-up period. Males must be surgically sterile (>30 days since vasectomy with noviable sperm), abstinent, or if engaged in sexual relations with a woman ofchildbearing potential (WOCBP), the participant and his partner must be surgicallysterile (e.g., tubal occlusion, hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy, bilateraloophorectomy) or using an acceptable, highly effective contraceptive method fromScreening until study completion, including the follow-up period.
  • Hormonal contraception (with approved oral contraceptives, long-actingimplantable hormones, injectable hormones), intra uterine device, condoms ,sterilization (vasectomy, tubal occlusion, etc.)

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Participants with clinically significant cardiovascular disease (including arrhythmia,corrected QT interval prolongation [QTcF> 470 msec for females, or >450 msec formales, at Screening])
  2. Participants with clinically significant anemia (Hemoglobin <8.0 g/dL)
  3. Participants who have hypersensitivity to main ingredients (pyronaridinetetraphosphate, artesunate) and any excipient in the IP
  4. Participants who have gastrointestinal disease or surgical participant that may affectabsorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion of drugs, current active gastritis,gastrointestinal /rectal bleeding, gastric ulcers, pancreatic abnormalities such aspancreatitis, etc. (simple appendectomy or hernia surgery not excluded)
  5. Participants who have received antiviral drugs for the treatment of COVID-19 infectionor other indications within 28 days prior to participation in the study or who havenot had sufficient wash-out period of the antiviral drugs
  6. Participants with severe renal impairment (estimated glomerular filtration rate ≤30mL/min/1.73 m2)
  7. Participants with severe hepatic impairment (Alanine aminotransferase or Aspartateaminotransferase ≥5x upper limit of normal) or have symptoms of abdominal pain orvomiting associated with Jaundice or Child-Pugh Stage B or C
  8. Viral infections other than COVID-19 that requires administration of other antiviralagents (for example but not limited to human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis Bvirus, hepatitis C virus)
  9. Participants requiring mechanical ventilation (e.g. non-invasive ventilation, invasivemechanical ventilation, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation etc.). However, those whocan be given oral administration are not exdluded.
  10. Participants with chronic underlying diseases (such as uncontrolled diabetes, chronickidney disease, chronic liver disease, chronic lung disease [including asthma, chronicobstructive pulmonary disease and tuberculosis], chronic cardiovascular disease, bloodcancer, cancer participants with anti-cancer treatment, participants takingimmunosuppressants, etc.), participants with high obesity (BMI > 40), dialysisparticipants, transplant participants whom are inadequate to participate in clinicaltrials based on the Investigator's discretion.
  11. Pregnant or lactating at Screening or planning to become pregnant (self or partner) atany time during the study, including the follow-up period.
  12. Participants who participated in another clinical trial / medical device clinicaltrial within 28 days from the date of signing the consent and received drug / operatedmedical device for clinical trial.
  13. Participants who the Investigator has deemed inappropriate for inclusion in this studyfor any other reason.
  14. Prior or ongoing medical conditions, medical history, physical findings, or laboratoryabnormality that, in the Investigator's (or delegate's) opinion, could adverselyaffect the safety of the participant.

Study Design

Total Participants: 402
Study Start date:
March 29, 2021
Estimated Completion Date:
April 15, 2022

Study Description

<Stage 1> In Stage 1, the trial will be conducted in 20 participants for 28 days in a single arm, open-label design. Artecom® will be administered orally once a day for 3 consecutive days. All subjects will be evaluated for efficacy and safety for 28 days.

  After the completion of the final participant in Stage 1, the DSMB will review the safety
  data from Stage 1 and determine whether to proceed to Stage 2.

  &lt;Stage 2&gt; In Stage 2, a total of 382 participants will be enrolled and randomized in a double
  blinded manner to receive either Artecom® or placebo (1:1 ratio) orally once a day for 3
  consecutive days. All subjects will be evaluated for efficacy and safety for 28 days.

  A second DSMB meeting and review of all available blinded safety data will occur after 191
  participants have completed Day 28. A final DSMB meeting will be held after the completion of
  a study assessment by the last participant.
 

Connect with a study center

  • De La Salle University Medical Center

    Dasmariñas, Gov, D. Mangubat St, 4114 Cavite
    Philippines

    Active - Recruiting

  • The Medical City

    Pasig City, Ortigas Avenue, Barangay Ugong, Metro Manila
    Philippines

    Site Not Available

  • Lung Center of the Philippines

    Quezon City, Quezon Avenue, Quezon City, 1100 Philippines
    Philippines

    Active - Recruiting

  • Philippine General Hospital

    Manila, Taft Ave, Ermita, Manila, 1000 Metro
    Philippines

    Active - Recruiting

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