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Emergency use authorization for casirivimab/imdevimab in patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19
The combination of the monoclonal antibodies casirivimab and imdevimab (previously known as REGN-COV2) has been authorized for emergency use for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients (≥12 years of age and ≥40 kg) who are at high risk for progressing to severe COVID-19 or hospitalization.1
Interim results from 275 nonhospitalized patients in a placebo-controlled trial of casirivimab plus imdevimab found that the combination therapy reduced viral load, with a greater effect in patients whose immune response had not yet been initiated or who had a high viral load at baseline. Patients who received casirivimab/imdevimab required fewer medical visits for COVID-19 than patients who received placebo (3% vs 6%, respectively). Among patients who were serum antibody-negative at baseline, 15% in the placebo group and 6% in the treatment group required COVID-19-related medical care.2
Baricitinib in combination with remdesivir authorized for emergency use in hospitalized patients
Baricitinib, in combination with remdesivir, is authorized for emergency use in adult and pediatric patients ≥2 years of age hospitalized for COVID-19 who require supplemental oxygen, invasive mechanical ventilation, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).3
A recent trial of 1033 patients hospitalized for COVID-19 found that baricitinib plus remdesivir was superior to remdesivir alone in reducing recovery time (7 days vs 8 days, respectively; P= .03). Patients receiving high-flow oxygen or noninvasive ventilation at enrollment had a time to recovery of 10 days with combination therapy and 18 days with the control (rate ratio for recovery, 1.51). The addition of baricitinib to remdesivir was associated with 30% higher odds of improvement in clinical status at day 15 compared with remdesivir alone.4
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