Real-world Assessment of 2,879 COVID-19 Patients Treated with Monoclonal Antibody Therapy: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study
Cooper et al.,
Real-world Assessment of 2,879 COVID-19 Patients Treated with Monoclonal Antibody Therapy: A Propensity..,
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Retrospective 2,879 patients and matched controls in the USA, showing significantly lower mortality and hospitalization with bamlanivimab, bamlanivimab/etesevimab, and casirivimab/imdevimab. There was significantly lower hospitalization with casirivimab/imdevimab compared to bamlanivimab or bamlanivimab/etesevimab. PSM and multivariate analysis is only provided for all treatments combined.
Efficacy is highly variant dependent. In Vitro research suggests a lack of efficacy for omicron [Liu, Sheward, VanBlargan].
This study is excluded in the after exclusion results of meta
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unadjusted results with no group details.
risk of death, 45.3% lower, RR 0.55, p = 1.00, treatment 1 of 473 (0.2%), control 33 of 8,534 (0.4%), NNT 571, unadjusted, bamlanivimab-etesevimab.
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risk of ICU admission, 57.5% lower, RR 0.42, p = 0.33, treatment 2 of 473 (0.4%), control 85 of 8,534 (1.0%), NNT 174, unadjusted, bamlanivimab-etesevimab.
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risk of hospitalization, 5.0% lower, RR 0.95, p = 0.86, treatment 37 of 473 (7.8%), control 703 of 8,534 (8.2%), NNT 241, unadjusted, bamlanivimab-etesevimab, primary outcome.
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risk of death, 17.2% higher, RR 1.17, p = 0.59, treatment 11 of 2,427 (0.5%), control 33 of 8,534 (0.4%), unadjusted, bamlanivimab.
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risk of ICU admission, 9.0% lower, RR 0.91, p = 0.81, treatment 22 of 2,427 (0.9%), control 85 of 8,534 (1.0%), NNT 1117, unadjusted, bamlanivimab.
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risk of hospitalization, 28.0% lower, RR 0.72, p < 0.001, treatment 144 of 2,427 (5.9%), control 703 of 8,534 (8.2%), NNT 43, unadjusted, bamlanivimab.
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Cooper et al., 8 Oct 2021, retrospective, USA, peer-reviewed, 9 authors.
Abstract: Real-world Assessment of 2,879 COVID-19 Patients Treated with Monoclonal
Antibody Therapy: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study
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Nguyen3, James M. Musser2,3, Howard J. Huang4, Michael G. Liebl1,*
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Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas,
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*Corresponding author:
Michael G. Liebl, PharmD, BCPS; 7550 Greenbriar Dr. RB6-126, Houston, TX, USA 77030; Ph:
346.356.1757; Email: mliebl@houstonmethodist.org
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Megan H. Cooper1, Paul A. Christensen2, Eric Salazar2, Katherine K. Perez1,2, Edward A. Graviss3, Duc
Megan H. Cooper, PharmD; 6565 Fannin St, DB1-09, Houston, TX, USA 77030; Ph: 713-441-7055;
Email: mcooper@houstonmethodist.org
Summary: We assessed the outcomes of 2,879 SARS-CoV-2-positive patients transfused with one of
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Background: SARS-CoV-2 continues to spread globally and cause significant morbidity and mortality.
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Anti-spike protein monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapy has been shown to prevent progression to
severe COVID-19 disease. The objective of this study was to report the outcomes of high-risk, SARS-
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Methods: A total of 4,328 SARS-CoV-2-positive patients that satisfied EUA criteria for eligibility for
receiving mAb therapy were infused with bamlanivimab or combination therapies bamlanivimab-
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etesevimab or casirivimab-imdevimab from November 22, 2020, to May 31, 2021, at six infusion
clinics and multiple emergency departments within the eight Houston Methodist Hospitals in
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Houston, Texas. The primary outcome of hospital admission within 14- and 28-days post-infusion
was assessed relative to a propensity-score matched cohort, matched based on age, race/ethnicity,
median income by zip code, body mass index, comorbidities, and positive PCR date. Secondary
outcomes included ICU admission and mortality.
Results: A total of 2,879 infused patients and matched controls were included in the analysis,
including 1,718 patients infused with bamlanivimab, 346 patients infused with bamlanivimab-
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three available monoclonal antibody..
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