Treatment for Covid-19 with SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody BRII-196(Ambavirumab) plus BRII-198(Lomisivir): a retrospective cohort study
MD Qin Yalan, Hao Lingfang, Liu Xisong, Liang Run, Zhang Junjing, Zhang’ An
BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology, doi:10.1186/s40360-024-00753-7
Background Monoclonal antibody therapy for Covid-19 springs up all over the world and get some efficiency. This research aims to explore the treating effect of plus on Covid-19.
Methods In this retrospective cohort research, patients received standard care or plus BRII-196 /BRII-198 monoclonal antibodies. General comparison of clinical indexes and prognosis between Antibody Group and Control Group was made. Further, according to the antibody using time and patients' condition, subgroups included Early antibody group, Late antibody group, Mild Antibody Group, Mild Control Group, Severe Antibody Group and Severe Control Group.
Results Length of stay(LOS) and interval of Covid-19 nucleic acid from positive to negative of Antibody Group were 12.0(IQR 9.0-15.0) and 14.0(IQR 10.0-16.0) days, less than those(13.0 (IQR 11.0-18.0) and 15.0 (IQR 12.8-17.0) days) of Control Group(p = 0.004, p = 0.004). LOS(median 10days) of Early Antibody Group was the shortest, significantly shorter than that of Control Group (median 13days)(p < 0.001). Interval(median 12days) of Covid-19 nucleic acid from positive to negative of Early Antibody Group also was significantly shorter than that of Control Group(median 15days) and Late Antibody Group(median 14days)(p = 0.001, p = 0.042). LOS(median 12days) and interval(median 13days) of Covid-19 nucleic acid from positive to negative of Mild Antibody Group was shorter than that of Mild Control Group(median 13days; median 14.5days)(p = 0.018, p = 0.033).
Conclusion The neutralizing antibody therapy, BRII-196 plus BRII-198 could shorten LOS and interval of Covid-19 nucleic acid from positive to negative. However, it didn't show efficacy for improving clinical outcomes among severe or critical cases.
Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at https://doi. org/10.1186/s40360-024-00753-7.
Supplementary Material 1
Author contributions Qin Yalan analyzed and interpreted the patient data and composed the manuscript. Hao Lingfang, Liang Run and Liu Xisong collected the clinical data. Zhang' An and Zhang Junjing came up with the research idea and revised the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Funding The research was supported by the Chongqing Special Research Project for Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia Prevention and Control, No.csct2020jscx-fyzxX0012.
Data availability The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participate The study was followed in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional or regional
Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests.
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