New COVID-19 antibody enters first human safety trial
NCT ID NCT06965751
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial tests whether a new drug called PDI204, an antibody that targets the COVID-19 virus, is safe and tolerable in healthy adults. 32 participants will receive a single dose of PDI204 or a placebo and be monitored for side effects and how the drug behaves in the body. The study is a first step to see if PDI204 could eventually be used to treat or prevent COVID-19.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PDI204 (a monoclonal antibody targeting the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new treatment or preventive option for COVID-19.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial with only 32 healthy people, so it is too soon to know if PDI204 works or is safe for patients. Side effects are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 32 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 1\. Male or female, ≥18 and ≤65 years of age, with BMI \>18.5 and \<32.0 kg/m2. 2. Healthy as defined by: 1. The absence of clinically significant illness and surgery within 4 weeks prior to study drug administration. 2. The absence of clinically significant history of neurological, endocrine, cardiovascular, respiratory, hematological, immunological, psychiatric, gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic, and metabolic disease. Fully resolved basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) are acceptable. 3\. Females of non-childbearing potential must be: <!-- --> 1. post-menopausal (spontaneous amenorrhea for at least 12 months prior to dosing) with confirmation by documented FSH levels 40 mIU/mL or greater; or 2. surgically sterile (bilateral oophorectomy or hysterectomy) at least 3 months prior to dosing. 4\. Sexually active females of childbearing potential and non-sterile males must be willing to use an acceptable contraceptive method throughout the study as detailed in section 8.1. 5\. Male participants must be willing not to donate sperm for 90 days and female participants must be willing not to donate eggs for 30 days after dosing. 6\. Willing to abstain from alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use for 48 hours prior to admission to the CRU (Day -1) and during the inpatient period. 7\. Non-tattooed, clear injection site (i.e., absence of dermatologic conditions, such as scarring or rash, that may impact the ability to assess injection site reactions) suitable for IV or IM injection and monitoring in the opinion of the Investigator. 8\. Able to understand the study procedures and provide signed informed consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any clinically significant abnormal finding at physical examination. 2. Clinically significant abnormal laboratory test results or positive serology test results for HBsAg, HCV antibody, or HIV antigen and antibody, or QuantiFERON®-TB test at screening. Per Investigator's discretion, a single repeat for safety laboratory assessment to confirm initial result and trending is allowed per investigator's discretion. 3. Positive pregnancy test or lactating female participant. 4. Positive urine drug screen, or alcohol breath test. 5. History of significant allergic reactions (e.g., anaphylactic reaction, hypersensitivity, angioedema) to any drug, in the opinion of investigator. 6. Clinically significant ECG abnormalities or vital signs abnormalities (systolic BP lower than 90 or over 140 mmHg, diastolic BP lower than 40 or over 90 mmHg, HR less than 40 or over 100 bpm, or RR less than 10 or over 22 bpm) at screening. 7. History of drug abuse within 1 year prior to screening or recreational use of soft drugs (such as marijuana) within 1 month or hard drugs (such as cocaine, phencyclidine \[PCP\], crack, opioid derivatives including heroin, and amphetamine derivatives) within 3 months prior to screening. per investigator's discretion, a single repeat for drug abuse urine test in the event of a false positive is allowed. 8. History of alcohol abuse within 1 year prior to screening or regular use of alcohol within 6 months prior to screening that exceeds 14 units for women and 21 units for men of alcohol per week (1 unit = 200 mL of beer 5%, 83 mL of wine 12%, or 25 mL of distilled alcohol 40%). 9. Participants who smoke more than 10 cigarettes per day or the equivalent per week. 10. History of rare hereditary sucrose intolerance (e.g., genetic sucrose-isomaltase deficiency (GSID). 11. History of a known or suspected respiratory system disorder including, but not limited to, cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung disease, reactive airway disease, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, pulmonary hypertension, COPD, or asthma (participants with childhood asthma can be included in the study). 12. Diagnosis or suspected diagnosis of immunodeficiency or autoimmune diseases, or undergoing immunosuppressive therapy such as anticancer chemotherapy or radiotherapy before the study, or has received systemic corticosteroid treatment (topical corticosteroids are acceptable) within the past 120 days before dosing. 13. Poor peripheral venous access for Cohorts 1a, 2a, and 3a. 14. Fever (≥ 38.0°C) within 14 days before study drug administration. 15. Positive Corona Virus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) test at admission to the CRU. 16. Vaccination (including COVID-19 vaccine) within 30 days prior to administration of PDI204. 17. Known or suspected intolerance or hypersensitivity to any biologic medication or known allergies or clinically significant reactions to human proteins, mAbs or antibody fragments, or to any components of the formulation of PDI204 and its excipients used in this study. 18. History of bleeding disorders or clotting disorders (e.g., hemophilia, thrombocytopenia) or those with a history of easy bruising or bleeding who may be at a higher risk for hematoma at the injection site. 19. Participants who had close contact (without PPE) as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the past 14 days to someone diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 within 10 days of the close contact. Participants may be rescreened after 14 days provided that they remain asymptomatic. 20. Participants who have been infected by COVID-19, within 30 days prior to the drug administration. 21. Has known active infection with influenza or other non-SARS-CoV-2 respiratory pathogen, confirmed by a diagnostic test. 22. Previous infusion-related reaction, or severe adverse reaction following administration of a mAb. 23. Use of medications within the timeframes specified in section 8.2. 24. Participation in a clinical research study involving the administration of an investigational or marketed drug (including mAbs) or device within 30 days (or 5 half-lives since last receipt of an investigational drug, whichever is longer) prior to the first dosing, administration of a biological product in the context of a clinical research study within 90 days prior to the first dosing, or concomitant participation in an investigational study involving no drug or device administration. 25. Donation of serum within 7 days prior to dosing or donation or loss of 500 mL or more of whole blood within 30 days prior to screening. 26. Any reason which, in the opinion of the Investigator, would prevent the subject from participating in the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nucleus Network
Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia
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