Regeneron COVID-19 therapy cuts deaths among patients who lack antibodies, study shows

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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc’s COVID-19 therapy, REGEN-COV, reduces deaths in patients who have not mounted their own antibody response, study shows

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc’s COVID-19 antibody cocktail reduces deaths in hospitalized patients who have not mounted their own antibody response, a large British study published on Wednesday found.

There was no discernible effect of the treatment on those who had generated natural antibody responses and were seropositive. There were 9,785 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 who were randomly allocated to receive usual care plus the antibody combination therapy or just usual care, of which 30 per cent were seronegative.The RECOVERY trial also showed the steroid dexamethasone and Roche’s arthritis drug Actemra cut deaths in hospitalized patients.

 

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