Avdoralimab an Anti-C5aR Antibody, in Patients With COVID-19 Severe Pneumonia ( FORCE )

Summary

The primary objective of this trial is to improve the proportion of COVID-19 patients with severe pneumonia who no longer need to be hospitalized, and to reduce the need for and duration of mechanical ventilation in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

Timeline

Start

2020-04-27

Primary completion

2021-03-30

Completion

2021-03-30

Publications

• Carvelli J, Meziani F, Dellamonica J, Cordier PY, Allardet-Servent J, Fraisse M, Velly L, Barbar SD, Lehingue S, Guervilly C, Desgrouas M, Camou F, Piperoglou C, Vely F, Demaria O, Karakunnel J, Fares J, Batista L, Rotolo F, Viotti J, Boyer-Chammard A, Lacombe K, Le Dault E, Carles M, Schleinitz N, Vivier E; FOR COVID Elimination (FORCE) Study Group. Avdoralimab (Anti-C5aR1 mAb) Versus Placebo in Patients With Severe COVID-19: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial (FOR COVID Elimination [FORCE]). Crit Care Med. 2022 Dec 1;50(12):1788-1798. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000005683. Epub 2022 Oct 10.
• Kreuzberger N, Hirsch C, Chai KL, Tomlinson E, Khosravi Z, Popp M, Neidhardt M, Piechotta V, Salomon S, Valk SJ, Monsef I, Schmaderer C, Wood EM, So-Osman C, Roberts DJ, McQuilten Z, Estcourt LJ, Skoetz N. SARS-CoV-2-neutralising monoclonal antibodies for treatment of COVID-19. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Sep 2;9(9):CD013825. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013825.pub2.

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