Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of FB2001 in Hospitalized Patients With Moderate to Severe COVID-19 (BRIGHT Study)

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. The infectious agent that causes COVID 19 is a novel coronavirus, named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was first identified during a recent outbreak in December 2019. Patients with COVID-19 have symptoms of fever, cough, and shortness of breath along with non-specific symptoms including myalgia and fatigue. FB2001 is a small-molecule inhibitor of coronavirus 3CL protease (3CLpro). In two phase I clinical trials, we completed doses of FB2001 that were safe, and were projected to be effective in patients according to its pharmacokinetic profile. This study is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of FB2001 in hospitalized patients with moderate to severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID 19). A total of about 1188 subjects are planned to be enrolled. The subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to FB2001 group or placebo group while both receiving standard of care treatment.