OncoImmune Starts Phase III Clinical Trial Testing the Power of Dampening Inflammation to Virus-induced Cellular Injury in Severe COVID-19 Patients
OncoImmune, Inc. initiated its Phase III clinical trial testing the safety and efficacy of CD24Fc in hospitalized COVID-19 patients (SAC-COVID) at the University of Maryland Baltimore Medical Center on April 20, 2020. The national trial will involve at least 10 medical centers throughout the nation. Dr. Shyamasundaran Kottilil, Professor of Medicine, Director, Division of Clinical Care and Research at the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine is the Principal Investigator of the trial and Dr. Joel Chua, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Clinical Care and Research, Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine is the clinical principle investigator for the University of Maryland Medical Center. ClinSmart, LLC of Newton, Pennsylvania is the Clinical Research Organization contracted to manage the trial.