Recruiting
Phase 2

PUL-042

Sponsor:

Pulmotect, Inc.

Code:

NCT06665100

Conditions

Hematologic Malignancies

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT)

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

PUL-042

Placebo

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this research study is to try to see whether an experimental drug, PUL 042 Inhalation Solution (PUL 042), is effective in reducing the severity of lung infections in patients with hematologic malignancies and recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with documented viral infections due to PIV, hMPV, or RSV. PUL-042 or a placebo will be administered 3 times over a 6-day period. The total duration of the study will be approximately 30 days.

Conditions

Hematologic Malignancies

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT)

Study ID

NCT06665100

Start date

Jun 27, 2025

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

May, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Apr, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects will be eligible for entry into the study if a nasopharyngeal swab is positive for PIV, RSV, or hMPV (as a single pathogen or a mixed infection with rhinovirus) by molecular assay by a local laboratory AND subjects must fulfill the following inclusion criteria to be eligible for participation in the study:

1. Subjects with hematologic malignancies (i.e., leukemia, lymphoma, or multiple myeloma) or recipients of an allogeneic or autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for one of the following diagnoses: leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and myelodysplastic and myeloproliferative disorder.
2. Subjects who have undergone active cytotoxic chemotherapy within 6 months or subjects who are on an immunosuppressive therapy (e.g., alemtuzumab, ibrutinib, mycophenolate mofetil, corticosteroids ≥1mg/kg prednisone equivalent).
3. Subjects who are recipients of an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) must be deemed high risk with an Immunodeficiency Scoring Index (ISI) , of greater or equal to 4.
4. Subjects who are recipients of an autologous HSCT must be within 3 months of the transplant procedure.
5. Subjects must be symptomatic with upper or lower respiratory tract symptoms such as rhinorrhea, sore throat or cough and must be dosed within 6 days from the onset of symptoms.
6. Chest X-ray with a Radiologic Severity Index (RSI) score of 6 or lower.
7. Subjects must have pulse oximetry of hemoglobin saturation ≥ 93% on room air.
8. Spirometry (forced expiratory volume in one second \[FEV1\] and forced vital capacity \[FVC\]) ≥70% of predicted value.
9. Adult (≥ 18 years of age).
10. If female, must be either post-menopausal (one year or greater without menses), surgically sterile, or, for female subjects of child-bearing potential who are capable of conception must be: practicing two effective methods of birth control (acceptable methods include intrauterine device, spermicide, barrier, male partner surgical sterilization, and hormonal contraception) during the study and through 30 days after completion of the study. Abstinence is not classified as an effective method of birth control.
11. If female, must not be pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or nurse a child during the study and through 30 days after completion of the study. A pregnancy test must be negative at the Screening Visit, prior to dosing on Day 1.
12. If male, must be surgically sterile or willing to practice two effective methods of birth control (acceptable methods include barrier, spermicide, or female partner surgical sterilization) during the study and through 30 days after completion of the study. Abstinence is not classified as an effective method of birth control.
13. Ability to understand and give informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects will be excluded if they fulfill any of the following exclusion criteria:

1. Patients with a pulse oximetry of hemoglobin saturation less than 93% on room air.
2. Known history of chronic pulmonary disease (e.g., asthma \[including atopic asthma, exercise-induced asthma, or asthma triggered by respiratory infection\], chronic pulmonary disease, pulmonary fibrosis, COPD), pulmonary hypertension, or heart failure.
3. Subjects treated for fungal, viral, or bacterial pneumonia in the previous 30 days.
4. Exposure to any investigational agent (defined as any non-FDA-approved agent) within 30 days, or 5 half-lives of the investigational agent, whichever is longer, prior to the Screening Visit.
5. Allogeneic HSCT recipients with an ISI of 3 or less.
6. Autologous HSCT recipients more than 3 months after the transplant procedure.
7. Patients with a relapsed and/or refractory underlying hematologic malignancy with a life expectancy of less than 2 months.
8. HSCT recipients in the pre-engraftment period.
9. Chest X-ray with an RSI of \>6.
10. Patients documented to be positive for other respiratory viruses (limited to influenza, SARS-CoV-2, adenovirus, or coronavirus) within 7 days prior to the Screening Visit, as determined by local testing (additional screening testing is not required).
11. Clinically significant bacteremia or fungemia within 7 days prior to the Screening Visit that has not been adequately treated, as determined by the Principal Investigator.
12. Any condition which, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator, would prevent full participation in this trial or would interfere with the evaluation of the trial endpoints.
13. Previous exposure to PUL-042 Inhalation Solution.

Study Design

Enrollment

100 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: PUL-042

PUL-042 Inhalation Solution

placebo comparator: Sterile Saline for Inhalation

Placebo

Interventions

PUL-042

Pam2 : ODN (PUL-042) PUL-042 Inhalation Solution

Placebo

Sterile Saline for Inhalation

Primary outcome measure

  • Efficacy of PUL-042 Inhalation Solution on Lower Respiratory Tract Complications (LRTC) [ Time Frame: 28 days ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

City of Hope National Medical Center

Recruiting

Duarte, California, United States, 91010

Contacts

Northside Hospital

Recruiting

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30342

Contacts

Johns Hopkins Hospital

Recruiting

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205

Contacts

Maria Veronica Dioverti-Prono, MD

410-955-8964mdiover1@jhmi.edu

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Recruiting

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

Contacts

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Recruiting

Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48201

Contacts

Joseph Uberti, MD, PhD

800-527-6266ubertij@karmanos.org

University of Minnesota

Recruiting

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455

Contacts

John Theurer Cancer Center

Recruiting

Hackensack, New Jersey, United States, 07601

Contacts

Lineberger Cancer

Recruiting

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, 27514

Contacts

OU Health Physicians - Infectious Disease Clinic

Recruiting

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104

Contacts

University of Texas MD Anderson MD Anderson Cancer Center

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Contacts

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Recruiting

Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109

Contacts

Michael Boeckh, MD, PhD

206-667-4411mboeckh@fredhutch.org

More Information

Sponsor

Pulmotect, Inc.

Last update posted

Aug 4, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Pulmotect, Inc. on 2026-08-04.