Worldwide research and collaboration needed to combat COVID-19, says GlobalData

3 March 2020

In light of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, data and analytics company GlobalData has analyzed several of the largest COVID-19 clinical trials in terms of participant size.

Mohamed Abukar, clinical trials analyst at GlobalData, comments: “GDCT0379047 (ChiCTR2000029573) and GDCT0379500 (ChiCTR2000029602) are the two largest coronavirus trials, with both trials aiming to recruit 600 participants.”

Trial GDCT0379047, an interventional planned Phase IV trial, tests the efficacy and safety of a recombinant cytokine gene-derived protein injection combined with umifenovir (Arbidol), from Russia’s Pharmstandard, lopinavir/litonavir. The study aims to combine the immunostimulatory effects of the cytokine gene-derived protein injection with the anti-viral properties of umifenovir, lopinavir/litonavir against COVID-19. This trial is located in Zhejiang, China and is sponsored by the Zhejiang University School of Medicine Hospital 1 in collaboration with Jiehua Biotechnology (Qingdao) Co.

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