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A Study to Examine Anktiva for the Treatment of COVID-19.

A Phase 2 interventional study of Anktiva in Long COVID, Long COVID Syndrome and Long Covid 19, sponsored by ImmunityBio, Inc.. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-24.

Sponsored by ImmunityBio, Inc. · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Sep 2025; still recruiting 1 year 2 months later.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study will examine the safety and effectiveness of Anktiva in treating patients with Long COVID-19 which is defined as persistent symptoms of a COVID-19 infection that remain after the infection is over.

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Conditions studied

  • Long COVID
  • Long COVID Syndrome
  • Long Covid 19
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In context

Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome

604 studies on the registry are indexed under Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome; 201 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 40 is below the median of 60 across 416 interventional studies indexed under Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome.

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Lead sponsor

ImmunityBio, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 83 studies on the registry; 15 are open to participants now.

Of its 23 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 17 (74%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥ 18 and \< 70 years.
  • History of at least one SARS-CoV-2 infection, defined as report of a positive nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) and/or a positive SARS-CoV-2 antigen rapid diagnostic test (RDT). Those with only suspected but unconfirmed infections are not eligible for this study.
  • Clinical evidence of Long COVID, as confirmed by the Investigator's assessment.

    1. At least 2 symptoms or at least 1 severe symptom as assessed by the study team (see list) that are new or worsened since the time of a SARS-CoV-2 infection, not known to be attributable to another cause upon assessment by the PI. At least 2 symptoms from those listed here must be present: systemic symptoms (eg, fatigue, chills, post-exertional malaise), neurocognitive symptoms (eg, trouble with memory/concentration ("brain fog"), headache, dysautonomia/postural orthostatic tachycardia symptoms, dizziness, unsteadiness, neuropathy, sleep disturbance), cardiopulmonary symptoms (eg, chest pain, palpitations, shortness of breath, cough, fainting spells), musculoskeletal symptoms (eg, muscle aches, joint pain), gastrointestinal symptoms (eg, nausea, diarrhea). Although other symptoms (eg, skin rash, hair loss, trouble with smell/taste, genitourinary symptoms) will be recorded and tracked, at least 2 core symptoms listed above must be present. Note: the 2 symptoms can be from within the same category (for example, brain fog and headache) AND
    2. Symptoms must have been present for at least 60 days prior to screening. Symptoms that wax and wane must have been initially present at least 60 days prior to screening AND
    3. Symptoms must be reported to be at least somewhat bothersome and to have an impact on quality of life and/or everyday functioning AND
    4. At least 90 days have elapsed since the most recent suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection and the time of screening. Note: suspected infections will be determined based upon assessment by the study Investigators.
  • Not currently hospitalized.
  • (BMI) 18 to 50 kilograms/meter squared (kg/m2), inclusive, at the time of screening.
  • In otherwise stable health, as assessed by the Investigator within 28 days prior to screening, based on medical history, physical examination, laboratory findings, and vital signs.
  • For male participants,

    a. Participants with partners that are are strongly advised to inform their partners and must agree to use effective from study entry (defined as INT1) through 7 months after the last dose of study intervention. Participants with pregnant partners must agree to use condoms during vaginal intercourse from study entry (defined as INT1) through 14 days after the last dose of study intervention administration.

  • For female participants,

    a. A female participant who engages in sexual intercourse with male partners is eligible to participate if she is not pregnant or breastfeeding, and the following conditions applies: i. Is not a WOCBP OR ii. All of the following apply:

    1. Is a WOCBP and is using a contraceptive method from - 21 days from study entry (defined as INT1), during the study intervention period, and for at least 7 months after the last study intervention administration.
    2. A WOCBP must have a negative urine pregnancy test within 24 hours prior to all doses of study intervention. If a urine pregnancy test cannot be confirmed as negative (eg, an ambiguous result), a serum pregnancy test must be negative.
  • Willingness and ability to comply with the study protocol. This includes reliable transportation and sufficient time to attend all visits.
  • Written obtained from participant or participant's legal representative and ability for participant to comply with the requirements of the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previously received a SARS-CoV-2 antiviral or monoclonal antibody 30 days prior to planned INT1 or plan to receive such treatment before exiting the study.
  • Plans to receive any or approved vaccine or booster for SARS-CoV-2 within 14 days prior to plan to receive such treatment before exiting the study.
  • History of disease including, but not limited, to celiac disease, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and inflammatory bowel diseases.
  • Active cardiovascular disease, defined as known prior:

    1. Myocardial infarction within 90 days of screening; OR
    2. Coronary artery bypass procedure within 90 days of screening; OR
    3. Current heart failure with reduced (\<45%); OR
    4. Current pulmonary arterial hypertension.
  • Known stroke within 3 months prior to planned INT1.
  • Known active bacterial, fungal, viral, or other infection besides SARS-CoV-2 requiring treatment within the 14 days prior to INT1 and meeting criteria for systemic involvement upon review by the PI.
  • Major surgery within 3 months prior to planned INT1 or planned major surgery during the first 75 days following planned INT1.
  • History of unplanned hospitalization for >24 hours within 28 days prior to Screening.
  • Active or prior (Hep B) infection (defined as Hep B core antibody (cAb) and/or Hep B surface antigen (sAg) positive. Note: Prior hepatitis B is exclusionary even in the absence of ongoing infection.
  • Active (Hep C) infection (defined as Hep C Ab positive or indeterminate with detectable Hep C RNA). Note: Those with cured Hep C (Ab positive or indeterminate but negative Hep C RNA) will remain eligible.
  • Laboratory abnormalities including:

    1. ANC \< 1,500 per mm3
    2. count \<100,000 per mm3
    3. \< 9 d/dL
    4. Baseline or ALT > 1.5 ×
    5. \< 50 (estimated )
  • Known or suspected infection.
  • End stage kidney disease requiring dialysis.
  • History of Type I or Type 2 Diabetes mellitus requiring systemic medication or insulin.
  • Severe hepatic impairment ( Class C).
  • Moderate or severe immunocompromise, includes the following: (a) receiving active treatment for solid tumor or hematologic , including use of systemic chemotherapy for treatment of cancer within the year prior to screening, (b) prior solid-organ transplant with active therapy, (c) CAR-T cell therapy or hematopoietic cell transplant, on immunosuppressive therapy or transplant within the prior 2 years, (d) primary immunodeficiency syndromes, advanced or untreated HIV infection (see above), (f) on active high-dose (ie, ≥ 20mg prednisone or equivalent daily per day for ≥ 2 weeks).
  • Known prior diagnosis of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), preceding and not related to SARS-CoV-2 infection and not worsened since SARS-CoV-2 infection.
  • Known prior diagnosis of dysautonomia, preceding and not related to SARS-CoV-2 infection and not worsened since SARS-CoV-2 infection.
  • Known allergy to any components used in the formulation of the intervention.
  • History of anaphylaxis or similar significant allergic reaction to prescription or non-prescription drugs or food products. Similarly, the presence of severe atopic conditions as assessed by the PI represents a significant risk for allergic reaction.
  • Participation in a clinical trial with receipt of an investigational product within 28 days prior to planned INT1, except for exploratory PET imaging studies related to Long COVID.
  • Current alcohol or illicit drug use as determined by the Investigator to preclude participation.
  • Presence of a condition or abnormality that in the opinion of the Investigator would compromise the safety of the participant or the quality of the data.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(20)

Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.

BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

Autoimmune disease

A condition in which the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, type 1 diabetes or inflammatory bowel disease.

Immunotherapy studies often leave out active autoimmune disease, and some name exceptions, such as thyroid disease on replacement hormone. Check the exceptions this study lists.

LVEF (left ventricular ejection fraction)

The share of blood the heart’s main pumping chamber (the left ventricle) pushes out with each beat, measured by an echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) or a MUGA scan. About 50–70% is normal.

Hepatitis B tests

Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.

Some studies accept a past infection if HBV DNA is undetectable, sometimes with antiviral medicine during the study. Check what this study allows.

Hepatitis C tests

Hepatitis C is a virus that infects the liver. An HCV antibody test can stay positive after an infection has cleared (and is occasionally positive without one); an HCV RNA test shows whether the virus is there now.

After treatment, hepatitis C counts as cured when HCV RNA is still undetectable 12 weeks or more after the treatment ended. Studies often accept people cured this way.

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

Creatinine clearance (CrCl)

How quickly the kidneys clear creatinine, a waste product, from the blood. A study may estimate it from a blood test with age, weight and sex (often by the Cockcroft–Gault formula), or measure it using blood and urine collected over a set time. Given in mL/min; higher is better.

GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)

GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².

Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.

Child-Pugh class

A score of how well the liver works in people with liver disease such as cirrhosis: class A is mild, B moderate and C severe.

Cancer (malignancy)

Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.

Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.

Immunosuppression

A weakened immune system. It can come from an illness, such as HIV or some blood cancers, or from medicines that turn the immune system down, for example after an organ transplant or for an autoimmune disease; steroids at higher doses count.

Read whether the line is about a condition or about medicines, and which medicines and doses it means.

Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

Studies differ in what they allow: check which steroid medicines, routes (tablets, injections, creams, inhalers, eye drops) and doses this study accepts.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
40 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    N-803

    Drug: Anktiva

Interventions

  • 600ug of NAI administered subcutaneously

    Also known as: N-803, Nogapendekin Alfa Inbakicept, NAI

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of treatment emergent adverse events (TEAEs) through 30 days post final study drug administration.

    Time frame: Through 30 days post final study drug administration.

  2. Incidence of grade 3 or higher TEAEs through 30 days post final study drug administration.

    Time frame: Through 30 days post final study drug administration.

  3. Incidence of serious adverse events (SAEs) through 30 days post final study drug administration.

    Time frame: Through 30 days post final study drug administration.

  4. Incidence of abnormal changes in safety laboratory tests (CBC and CMP).

    Time frame: Through the end of the study treatment period (approximately 75 days).

  5. Clinically important changes in vital signs such as temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.

    Time frame: Through the end of the study treatment period (approximately 75 days).

  6. Clinically important changes in vital signs such as heart rate in beats per minute.

    Time frame: Through the end of the study treatment period (approximately 75 days).

  7. Clinically important changes in vital signs such as blood pressure in millimeters of mercury (mmHg).

    Time frame: Through the end of the study treatment period (approximately 75 days).

  8. Clinically important changes in vital signs such as respiratory rate in breaths per minute.

    Time frame: Through the end of the study treatment period (approximately 75 days).

  9. Clinically important changes in vital signs such as oxygen saturation in percentage.

    Time frame: Through the end of the study treatment period (approximately 75 days).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percent increase or decrease change in the Absolute lymphocyte count (as measured on CBC) from Screening to End Of Study with various timepoints.

    Time frame: Through the end of the study treatment period (approximately 75 days).

Other outcomes

  1. Percent increase or decrease change in frequency and activation of NK cells and CD8+ T cells as measured by Flow Cytometry from prior to NAI administration to End Of Study.

    Time frame: Through the end of the study treatment period (approximately 75 days).

  2. Immunologic function of NK cells and CD8+ T cells as measured by Flow Cytometry for Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell Evaluation and Secretome testing for analyzing cytokines for understanding the body's defenses from prior to NAI administration to EOS.

    Time frame: Through the end of the study treatment period (approximately 75 days).

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Chan Soon-Schiong Institute for Medicine (CSSIFM)
    El Segundo, California 90245, United States
    Recruiting
    • Jaya Gill · Contactjaya.gill@cssifm.org · 310-955-4500
    • Chaitali Nangia, MD · Principal investigator
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 24, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07123727
Lead sponsor
ImmunityBio, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 14, 2025
Start date
Sep 4, 2025
Primary completion
Mar 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Mar 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 24, 2026

Study contacts

Kayleigh Russell
Contact
Kayleigh.Russell@ImmunityBio.com
424.539.2412
Jayson Garmizo
Contact
Jayson.Garmizo@ImmunityBio.com
310.912.2230

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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