Effectiveness of REGEN-COV antibody combination in preventing severe COVID-19 outcomes.
Nat Commun
; 13(1): 4480, 2022 08 02.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35918340
ABSTRACT
REGEN-COV, a combination of the monoclonal antibodies casirivimab and imdevimab, has been approved as a treatment for high-risk patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 within five days of their diagnosis. We performed a retrospective cohort study, and used data repositories of Israel's largest healthcare organization to determine the real-world effectiveness of REGEN-COV treatment against COVID-19-related hospitalization, severe disease, and death. We compared patients infected with Delta variant and treated with REGEN-COV (n = 289) to those infected but not-treated with REGEN-COV (n = 1,296). Demographic and clinical characteristics were used to match patients and for further adjustment as part of the C0x model. Estimated treatment effectiveness was defined as one minus the hazard ratio. Treatment effectiveness of REGEN-COV was 56.4% (95% CI 23.7-75.1%) in preventing COVID-19 hospitalization, 59.2% (95% CI 19.9-79.2%) in preventing severe COVID-19, and 93.5% (95% CI 52.1-99.1%) in preventing COVID-19 death in the 28 days after treatment. In conclusion, REGEN-COV was effective in reducing the risk of severe sequelae in high-risk COVID-19 patients.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19 Drug Treatment
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Nat Commun
Journal subject:
BIOLOGIA
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CIENCIA
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Israel