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NCT04646044 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 1

A Placebo Controlled Trial of Bempegaldesleukin (BEMPEG; NKTR-214) With Standard of Care in Patients With Mild COVID-19

A Phase 1 study, sponsored by Nektar Therapeutics.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
30
Enrollment target

NCT04646044: Completed Phase 1 study, sponsored by Nektar Therapeutics.

NCT04646044 is a Phase 1 study that has completed, run by Nektar Therapeutics. The registered enrollment target is 30 participants, below the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (50% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT04646044, a Phase 1 study, has completed, sponsored by Nektar Therapeutics.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 1
Development phase
30 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The main purpose of this phase-1b, multicenter, randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled, trial is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of bempegaldesleukin (BEMPEG; NKTR-214) in combination with standard of care (SOC) in adult patients with mild COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019). The trial will also define the recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) of bempegaldesleukin in patients with mild COVID-19.

Primary Outcome

Area under the serum concentration-time curve (AUC) of bempegaldesleukin calculated from time 0 to 168 hours.

Interventions

  • OTHER Placebo
  • DRUG Standard of Care
  • DRUG Bempegaldesleukin

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 30 participants
Start Date 2020-11-13
Est. Completion 2021-05-18
Phase Phase 1
Nektar Therapeutics

37 total trials

What the finished NCT04646044 record still lists

NCT04646044 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 30 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 60-participant average among 29,502 other Phase 1 trials with a reported enrollment target (50% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 3 interventions - of which Placebo is the first listed.

NCT04646044 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT04646044 about?

NCT04646044 is a clinical study titled "A Placebo Controlled Trial of Bempegaldesleukin (BEMPEG; NKTR-214) With Standard of Care in Patients With Mild COVID-19". The main purpose of this phase-1b, multicenter, randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled, trial is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of bempegaldesleukin (BEMPEG; NKTR-214) in combination with standard of care (SOC) in adult patients with mild COVID-19 (...

What is the current status of trial NCT04646044?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 1 study. The enrollment target is 30 participants. The study started on 2020-11-13. Estimated completion is 2021-05-18.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04646044?

The interventions under investigation include: Placebo (OTHER), Standard of Care (DRUG), Bempegaldesleukin (DRUG).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04646044?

This trial is sponsored by Nektar Therapeutics, which has 37 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT04646044's enrollment target sits among peer trials

30 1332nd of 2000 higher than 561 of 2,000 other Phase 1 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04646044, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT04646044 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.