Trial of Treatments for COVID-19 in Hospitalized Adults (DisCoVeRy)

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04315948
• Recruitment Status: Completed
• First Posted: March 20, 2020
• Last Update Posted: November 29, 2023
• Sponsor: Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
• Information provided by (Responsible Party): Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France

No Study Results Posted on ClinicalTrials.gov for this Study

• Recruitment Status: Completed
• Actual Primary Completion Date: July 9, 2022
• Actual Study Completion Date: September 25, 2023

Publications of Results:

WHO Solidarity Trial Consortium; Pan H, Peto R, Henao-Restrepo AM, Preziosi MP, Sathiyamoorthy V, Abdool Karim Q, Alejandria MM, Hernandez Garcia C, Kieny MP, Malekzadeh R, Murthy S, Reddy KS, Roses Periago M, Abi Hanna P, Ader F, Al-Bader AM, Alhasawi A, Allum E, Alotaibi A, Alvarez-Moreno CA, Appadoo S, Asiri A, Aukrust P, Barratt-Due A, Bellani S, Branca M, Cappel-Porter HBC, Cerrato N, Chow TS, Como N, Eustace J, Garcia PJ, Godbole S, Gotuzzo E, Griskevicius L, Hamra R, Hassan M, Hassany M, Hutton D, Irmansyah I, Jancoriene L, Kirwan J, Kumar S, Lennon P, Lopardo G, Lydon P, Magrini N, Maguire T, Manevska S, Manuel O, McGinty S, Medina MT, Mesa Rubio ML, Miranda-Montoya MC, Nel J, Nunes EP, Perola M, Portoles A, Rasmin MR, Raza A, Rees H, Reges PPS, Rogers CA, Salami K, Salvadori MI, Sinani N, Sterne JAC, Stevanovikj M, Tacconelli E, Tikkinen KAO, Trelle S, Zaid H, Rottingen JA, Swaminathan S. Repurposed Antiviral Drugs for Covid-19 - Interim WHO Solidarity Trial Results. N Engl J Med. 2021 Feb 11;384(6):497-511. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2023184. Epub 2020 Dec 2.

Ader F, Peiffer-Smadja N, Poissy J, Bouscambert-Duchamp M, Belhadi D, Diallo A, Delmas C, Saillard J, Dechanet A, Mercier N, Dupont A, Alfaiate T, Lescure FX, Raffi F, Goehringer F, Kimmoun A, Jaureguiberry S, Reignier J, Nseir S, Danion F, Clere-Jehl R, Bouiller K, Navellou JC, Tolsma V, Cabie A, Dubost C, Courjon J, Leroy S, Mootien J, Gaci R, Mourvillier B, Faure E, Pourcher V, Gallien S, Launay O, Lacombe K, Lanoix JP, Makinson A, Martin-Blondel G, Bouadma L, Botelho-Nevers E, Gagneux-Brunon A, Epaulard O, Piroth L, Wallet F, Richard JC, Reuter J, Staub T, Lina B, Noret M, Andrejak C, Le MP, Peytavin G, Hites M, Costagliola D, Yazdanpanah Y, Burdet C, Mentre F; DisCoVeRy study group. An open-label randomized controlled trial of the effect of lopinavir/ritonavir, lopinavir/ritonavir plus IFN-beta-1a and hydroxychloroquine in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2021 Dec;27(12):1826-1837. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.05.020. Epub 2021 May 26.

Ader F, Bouscambert-Duchamp M, Hites M, Peiffer-Smadja N, Poissy J, Belhadi D, Diallo A, Le MP, Peytavin G, Staub T, Greil R, Guedj J, Paiva JA, Costagliola D, Yazdanpanah Y, Burdet C, Mentre F; DisCoVeRy Study Group. Remdesivir plus standard of care versus standard of care alone for the treatment of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (DisCoVeRy): a phase 3, randomised, controlled, open-label trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2022 Feb;22(2):209-221. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00485-0. Epub 2021 Sep 14.

Lingas G, Neant N, Gaymard A, Belhadi D, Peytavin G, Hites M, Staub T, Greil R, Paiva JA, Poissy J, Peiffer-Smadja N, Costagliola D, Yazdanpanah Y, Wallet F, Gagneux-Brunon A, Mentre F, Ader F, Burdet C, Guedj J, Bouscambert-Duchamp M. Effect of remdesivir on viral dynamics in COVID-19 hospitalized patients: a modelling analysis of the randomized, controlled, open-label DisCoVeRy trial. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2022 Apr 27;77(5):1404-1412. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkac048.

Ader F, Bouscambert-Duchamp M, Hites M, Peiffer-Smadja N, Mentre F, Burdet C; DisCoVeRy Study Group. Final results of the DisCoVeRy trial of remdesivir for patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19. Lancet Infect Dis. 2022 Jun;22(6):764-765. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(22)00295-X. No abstract available.

Ader F; DisCoVeRy Study Group. An open-label randomized, controlled trial of the effect of lopinavir and ritonavir, lopinavir and ritonavir plus interferon-beta-1a, and hydroxychloroquine in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: final results. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2022 Sep;28(9):1293-1296. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.04.016. Epub 2022 May 7. No abstract available.

Neant N, Lingas G, Gaymard A, Belhadi D, Hites M, Staub T, Greil R, Paiva JA, Poissy J, Peiffer-Smadja N, Costagliola D, Yazdanpanah Y, Bouscambert-Duchamp M, Gagneux-Brunon A, Ader F, Mentre F, Wallet F, Burdet C, Guedj J; DisCoVeRy study group. Association between SARS-CoV-2 viral kinetics and clinical score evolution in hospitalized patients. CPT Pharmacometrics Syst Pharmacol. 2023 Dec;12(12):2027-2037. doi: 10.1002/psp4.13051. Epub 2023 Oct 11.

Other Publications:

Ader F; Discovery French Trial Management Team. Protocol for the DisCoVeRy trial: multicentre, adaptive, randomised trial of the safety and efficacy of treatments for COVID-19 in hospitalised adults. BMJ Open. 2020 Sep 21;10(9):e041437. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041437.

EU-Response investigators group; Diallo A, Troseid M, Simensen VC, Boston A, Demotes J, Olsen IC, Chung F, Paiva JA, Hites M, Ader F, Arribas JR, Baratt-Due A, Melien O, Tacconelli E, Staub T, Greil R, Tsiodras S, Briel M, Esperou H, Mentre F, Eustace J, Saillard J, Delmas C, LeMestre S, Dumousseaux M, Costagliola D, Rottingen JA, Yazdanpanah Y. Accelerating clinical trial implementation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: challenges, lessons learned and recommendations from DisCoVeRy and the EU-SolidAct EU response group. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2022 Jan;28(1):1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2021.10.011. Epub 2021 Nov 8. No abstract available.

Troseid M, Hentzien M, Ader F, Cardoso SW, Arribas JR, Molina JM, Mueller N, Hites M, Bonnet F, Manuel O, Costagliola D, Grinsztejn B, Olsen IC, Yazdapanah Y, Calmy A; EU RESPONSE; COMBINE. Immunocompromised patients have been neglected in COVID-19 trials: a call for action. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2022 Sep;28(9):1182-1183. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2022.05.005. Epub 2022 May 25. No abstract available.

Terzic V, Levoyer L, Figarella M, Bigagli E, Mercier N, De Gastines L, Gibowski S, Troseid M, Demotes J, Olsen IC, Hites M, Ader F, Lopez JRA, Mentre F, Esperou H, Costagliola D, Rottingen JA, Poissy J, Roze JC, Warris A, O'Leary J, Fernandes RM, Assoumou L, Hankard R, Turner MA, Yazdanpanah Y, Diallo A; EU-Response safety group; c4c safety group. Implementation of a centralized pharmacovigilance system in academic pan-European clinical trials: Experience from EU-Response and conect4children consortia. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2023 Apr;89(4):1318-1328. doi: 10.1111/bcp.15669. Epub 2023 Feb 8.

Amstutz A, Speich B, Mentre F, Rueegg CS, Belhadi D, Assoumou L, Burdet C, Murthy S, Dodd LE, Wang Y, Tikkinen KAO, Ader F, Hites M, Bouscambert M, Trabaud MA, Fralick M, Lee TC, Pinto R, Barratt-Due A, Lund-Johansen F, Muller F, Nevalainen OPO, Cao B, Bonnett T, Griessbach A, Taji Heravi A, Schonenberger C, Janiaud P, Werlen L, Aghlmandi S, Schandelmaier S, Yazdanpanah Y, Costagliola D, Olsen IC, Briel M. Effects of remdesivir in patients hospitalised with COVID-19: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Lancet Respir Med. 2023 May;11(5):453-464. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(22)00528-8. Epub 2023 Feb 21. Erratum In: Lancet Respir Med. 2023 Aug;11(8):e77.

Le MP, Peiffer-Smadja N, Guedj J, Neant N, Mentre F, Ader F, Yazdanpanah Y, Peytavin G. Rationale of a loading dose initiation for hydroxychloroquine treatment in COVID-19 infection in the DisCoVeRy trial. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2020 Sep 1;75(9):2376-2380. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa191.

Le MP, Peiffer-Smadja N, Guedj J, Neant N, Mentre F, Ader F, Yazdanpanah Y, Peytavin G; C-20-15 DisCoVeRy French Steering Committee. Rationale of a loading dose initiation for hydroxychloroquine treatment in COVID-19 infection in the DisCoVeRy trial-authors' response. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2021 Jan 1;76(1):277-279. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa415. No abstract available.

Mercier N, Belhadi D, DeChanet A, Delmas C, Saillard J, Dumousseaux M, Le Mestre S, Fougerou-Leurent C, Ferrane A, Burdet C, Esperou H, Ader F, Hites M, Peiffer-Smadja N, Poissy J, Andrejak C, Paiva JA, Tacconelli E, Staub T, Greil R, Costagliola D, Mentre F, Yazdanpanah Y, Diallo A; DisCoVeRy Safety Working group. Management of pharmacovigilance during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis by the safety department of an academic sponsor: Lessons learnt and challenges from the EU DisCoVeRy clinical trial. Pharmacol Res Perspect. 2023 Jun;11(3):e01072. doi: 10.1002/prp2.1072.

Fougerou-Leurent C, Delmas C, Saillard J, Dumousseaux M, Ferrane A, Mercier N, Terzic V, Le Mestre S, Dechanet A, Belhadi D, Metois A, Burdet C, Mentre F, Noret M, Diallo A, Petrov-Sanchez V, Couffin-Cadiergues S, Hites M, Ader F, Esperou H. Ensuring quality control in a COVID-19 clinical trial during the pandemic: The experience of the Inserm C20-15 DisCoVeRy study. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 Aug;131:107267. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2023.107267. Epub 2023 Jun 9.

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

WHO Solidarity Trial Consortium. Remdesivir and three other drugs for hospitalised patients with COVID-19: final results of the WHO Solidarity randomised trial and updated meta-analyses. Lancet. 2022 May 21;399(10339):1941-1953. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00519-0. Epub 2022 May 2. Erratum In: Lancet. 2022 Oct 29;400(10362):1512. Lancet. 2024 Jan 13;403(10422):146.

Kreuzberger N, Hirsch C, Chai KL, Tomlinson E, Khosravi Z, Popp M, Neidhardt M, Piechotta V, Salomon S, Valk SJ, Monsef I, Schmaderer C, Wood EM, So-Osman C, Roberts DJ, McQuilten Z, Estcourt LJ, Skoetz N. SARS-CoV-2-neutralising monoclonal antibodies for treatment of COVID-19. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Sep 2;9(9):CD013825. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013825.pub2.

Ansems K, Grundeis F, Dahms K, Mikolajewska A, Thieme V, Piechotta V, Metzendorf MI, Stegemann M, Benstoem C, Fichtner F. Remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Aug 5;8(8):CD014962. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014962.

Taccone FS, Gorham J, Vincent JL. Hydroxychloroquine in the management of critically ill patients with COVID-19: the need for an evidence base. Lancet Respir Med. 2020 Jun;8(6):539-541. doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(20)30172-7. Epub 2020 Apr 15. No abstract available.