Congo trial of Ebola treatments switches to focus on two drugs

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LONDON: A clinical trial of four potential Ebola treatments in Congo has been narrowed to focus on two of the experimental drugs: Regeneron's ...

LONDON: A clinical trial of four potential Ebola treatments in Congo has been narrowed to focus on two of the experimental drugs: Regeneron's REGN-EB3 and a monoclonal antibody called mAb114: after they showed encouraging results, scientists leading the trial said on Monday.

Two other experimental treatments - ZMapp, an intravenous treatment made by Mapp Biopharmaceutical and Remdesivir, made by Gilead Sciences, will now be dropped from the trial, the researchers said.

 

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