This is an open-label, controlled, single-centre pilot study of nivolumab in adult patients with COVID-19. This clinical study aims to evaluate efficacy of anti-PD1 antibody in relation to viral clearance and its safety.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
15
Single dose at 0.3mg/kg
Viral clearance kinetics
Viral load changes in NPS based on SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR
Time frame: From diagnosis to recovery, assessed up to 6 months
Treatment-related adverse events of nivolumab (Intervention arm only)
Incidence and severity of treatment-related adverse events
Time frame: Up to 1 year after nivolumab dosing
Lymphocyte kinetics
Changes in lymphocyte counts
Time frame: On days 1, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 28 from study enrollment
Cytokine kinetics
Changes in cytokine levels (e.g. IL-1B, IL-2, IL-6, TNFa)
Time frame: On days 1, 4, 6, 8 and 10 from study enrollment
Length of inpatient stay due to COVID-19
Time frame: From hospital admission to discharge, assessed up to 6 months
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