Bebtelovimab Appears Reliable for COVID-19 During Omicron Epoch
MONDAY, Sept. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For high-risk patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 during the omicron epoch, bebtelovimab seems to be a reliable treatment option, according to a study published online Sept. 17 in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Raymund R. Razonable, M.D., from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and colleagues conducted a retrospective cohort study involving 3,607 high-risk patients to examine the effectiveness of bebtelovimab in real-world settings. A total of 2,833 patients received bebtelovimab and 774 received nirmatrelvir-ritonavir.
The researchers found that compared with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir, bebtelovimab was used more often for treatment of COVID-19 among older patients, immunosuppressed patients, and those with multiple comorbidities. The rates of progression to severe disease by 30 days after treatment were not significantly different after bebtelovimab versus nirmatrelvir-ritonavir treatment (1.4 versus 1.2 percent). The rate of admission to the intensive care unit was comparable between the groups (0.5 and 0.3 percent for those receiving bebtelovimab and nirmatrelvir-ritonavir treatment, respectively).
"This study gives us confidence that bebtelovimab is reliable for the treatment of high-risk patients during this omicron epoch characterized by increasingly new variants, and gives us another tool in the effort against COVID-19," Razonable said in a statement.
Two authors disclosed financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry.
Related Posts
Un cambio en la cocina podría ayudar a los hombres en la cama
LUNES, 30 de agosto de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- La dieta mediterránea puede...
Una aplicación para relojes inteligentes podría ayudar en la recuperación tras un ataque cardiaco
LUNES, 27 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Tras un ataque cardiaco, una...
La FDA quizá autorice los refuerzos de Pfizer para los adolescentes de 12 a 15 años el lunes
JUEVES, 30 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Los adolescentes menores...
First Person: My New Life As a Plasma Donor
History was not my ally when I entered Blood Centers of the Pacific in downtown...