TRPC6 inhibitor (BI 764198) to reduce risk and severity of ARDS due to COVID-19 : a phase II randomised controlled trial

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BACKGROUND: Despite the availability of COVID-19 vaccinations, there remains a need to investigate treatments to reduce the risk or severity of potentially fatal complications of COVID-19, such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of the transient receptor potential channel C6 (TRPC6) inhibitor, BI 764198, in reducing the risk and/or severity of ARDS in patients hospitalised for COVID-19 and requiring non-invasive, supplemental oxygen support (oxygen by mask or nasal prongs, oxygen by non-invasive ventilation or high-flow nasal oxygen).

METHODS: Multicentre, double-blind, randomised phase II trial comparing once-daily oral BI 764198 (n=65) with placebo (n=64) for 28 days (+2-month follow-up).

PRIMARY ENDPOINT: proportion of patients alive and free of mechanical ventilation at day 29. Secondary endpoints: proportion of patients alive and discharged without oxygen (day 29); occurrence of either in-hospital mortality, intensive care unit admission or mechanical ventilation (day 29); time to first response (clinical improvement/recovery); ventilator-free days (day 29); and mortality (days 15, 29, 60 and 90).

RESULTS: No difference was observed for the primary endpoint: BI 764198 (83.1%) versus placebo (87.5%) (estimated risk difference -5.39%; 95% CI -16.08 to 5.30; p=0.323). For secondary endpoints, a longer time to first response (rate ratio 0.67; 95% CI 0.46 to 0.99; p=0.045) and longer hospitalisation (+3.41 days; 95% CI 0.49 to 6.34; p=0.023) for BI 764198 versus placebo was observed; no other significant differences were observed. On-treatment adverse events were similar between trial arms and more fatal events were reported for BI 764198 (n=7) versus placebo (n=2). Treatment was stopped early based on an interim observation of a lack of efficacy and an imbalance of fatal events (Data Monitoring Committee recommendation).

CONCLUSIONS: TRPC6 inhibition was not effective in reducing the risk and/or severity of ARDS in patients with COVID-19 requiring non-invasive, supplemental oxygen support.

TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT04604184.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:78

Enthalten in:

Thorax - 78(2023), 8 vom: 28. Aug., Seite 816-824

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ware, Lorraine B [VerfasserIn]
Soleymanlou, Nima [VerfasserIn]
McAuley, Danny Francis [VerfasserIn]
Estrada, Vicente [VerfasserIn]
Diaz, George A [VerfasserIn]
Lacamera, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Kaste, Renee [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Wansuk [VerfasserIn]
Gupta, Abhya [VerfasserIn]
Welte, Tobias [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

ARDS
Ambulatory oxygen therapy
Assisted ventilation
Clinical Trial, Phase II
Critical care
Emergency medicine
Journal Article
Non-invasive ventilation
Oxygen
Randomized Controlled Trial
S88TT14065
TRPC6 Cation Channel
TRPC6 protein, human

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 17.07.2023

Date Revised 14.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04604184

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/thorax-2022-219668

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM355289474