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Trial of Inhaled Anti-viral (SNG001) for SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Infection

SNG001 is an inhaled drug that contains a antiviral protein called interferon beta (IFN-?). IFN-? in produced in the lungs during viral lung infections. It has been shown that older people and people with some chronic diseases have an IFN-? deficiency. Many viruses inhibit IFN-? as part of their strategy to evade the immune system. Addition of IFN-? in vitro protects lung cells from viral infection. IFN-? protects cells against the MERS and SARS coronaviruses (close relatives of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19). SNG001 is an inhaled formulation of interferon beta-1a it is currently in Phase II clinical trials for COPD patients. Synairgen has conducted randomised placebo controlled clinical trials of SNG001 involving >200 asthma and COPD patients. These trials have shown that SNG001 has: been well tolerated during virus infections enhanced antiviral activity in the lungs (measured in sputum and blood samples) provided significant lung function benefit over placebo in asthma in two Phase II trials. Synairgen believes SNG001 could help prevent worsening or accelerate recovery of severe lower respiratory tract illness in COVID-19 patients. Patients who are in hospital or non-hospitalised but are a high risk groups (e.g. elderly or diabetics) will be invited to take part in the trial. The patient would receive either SNG001 or placebo once daily for 14 days. The severity of the patients condition would be recorded on a scale developed by the World Health Organisation and the patient would be asked questions about their breathlessness, cough and sputum every day, as well as assess their general medical condition and safety. The study will start as a Pilot phase where 100 patients will be randomised in the hospital setting and a 120 patients randomised in the home setting. Once each of the Pilot phases are complete, a Pivotal phase will be conducted. It is estimated that the size of each of the Pivotal phases (hospital and home) will be around 100 to 300 patients per arm. The actual number will be determined after the data review at the end of each of the Pilot phases. If SNG001 proves to be beneficial it would be a major breakthrough for the treatment of COVID-19.

Start: March 2020
National Survey Concerning Vaccination Against COVID-19 in Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Units

The COVID-19 pandemic is a challenge for the French healthcare system, particularly among the elderly due to their particular vulnerability to the serious consequences of the disease, with an estimated mortality rate of around 30-35% among the frail elderly. The management of the health crisis could take a new turn in 2021 with the arrival in France of vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The objectives of this vaccination campaign are to reduce the morbi-mortality attributable to COVID-19 on the one hand, and to maintain essential activities related to the functioning of the country on the other hand and in particular the health system. However, the distrust of vaccination, traditionally strong in France, could have a negative impact on this strategy. While the President of the Republic announced on November 24, 2020 that vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 would not be made compulsory, almost one French person in two declared in several surveys that they did not want to be vaccinated; the main criterion for acceptance of vaccination being advanced age (the older they are, the more French people declare accepting to be vaccinated). In view of the gradual vaccine supply schedule for the year 2021, the French National Authority for Health established at the end of 2020 a prioritization by vaccine availability phases. The critical initial supply phase,which is currently taking place, is the one during which residents of retirement home and long-term care units are prioritized because of their particular vulnerability (age and co-morbidities) and their increased exposure to SARS-CoV-2. For these reasons, and in order to carry out the current vaccination campaign in the most optimal way possible, this national survey is launching to evaluate the acceptance rate of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine among people living in retirement homes and long-term care units, to understand the mechanisms of acceptance or rejection, and to draw up an initial large-scale inventory of the symptoms observed following vaccination.

Start: February 2021
SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) Diagnosis in Human Saliva by MALDI-TOF MS Profiling

Since March 2020, SARS-CoV2 virus (nCoV19; COVID-19) is considered pandemic. Its high rate of spread and infection in the human population and the lack of effective and validated treatment have led the authorities of several countries to confine their populations to slow the spread of COVID-19. As part of the management of this health crisis, the screening of individuals is essential in order to isolate "infected cases". These screening tests are currently performed on nasopharyngeal swabs using RT-PCR for the detection of viral RNA. Although sensitive and specific, these tests remain relatively long (2-5 hours), expensive and the strong international demand for nucleic extraction kits and enzymes are factors limiting the implementation of widespread screening (problem of supply of swabs, molecular biology consumables). In order to prevent the risks of a shortage of screening means, we propose to develop an innovative alternative strategy, PCR-free, based on the detection of specific protein signatures in human saliva by MALDI-TOF MS profiling. MALDI-TOF MS profiling is a method used in routine diagnostics by microbiology laboratories for the identification of microorganisms. MALDI-TOF MS profiling has been successfully used to classify individuals according to their infectious status (oral pathologies) based on the analysis of their saliva, but also as a tool for the identification of respiratory viruses from cell culture supernatants. In addition, we have expertise and skills in the field of MALDI-TOF MS profiling and have implemented new strategies to improve the quality of profiles and their analysis, particularly in the context of entomological and vector identification projects. Finally, recent Chinese studies have reported that COVID-19 was detectable in saliva by RT-PCR. The main objective of this study is to develop a test based on the MALDI-TOF profiling method to detect individuals infected with SARS-CoV2 from saliva sample.

Start: July 2020