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ReviewInfection2021

Remdesivir in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) treatment: a review of evidence.

Hui Xian Jaime Lin, Sanda Cho, Veeraraghavan Meyyur Aravamudan, Hnin Yu Sanda, Raj Palraj, James S Molton, Indumathi Venkatachalam

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Review in Infection, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
49citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

49 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Adverse drug reactions associated with COVID-19 management.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2024
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  17. Severe COVID-19: Drugs and Clinical Trials.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Hui Xian Jaime LinDepartment of Medicine, Woodlands Health Campus, Singapore, Singapore. jaimelin06@gmail.com.
Sanda ChoDepartment of General Medicine, Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Trust, Warrington, UK.
Veeraraghavan Meyyur AravamudanDepartment of Medicine, Woodlands Health Campus, Singapore, Singapore.
Hnin Yu SandaDepartment of Acute Medicine, Queens Hospital, Romford, England, UK.
Raj PalrajDivision of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, USA.
James S MoltonDepartment of Infectious Disease, Western Health, Footscray, Australia.
Indumathi VenkatachalamDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
Woodlands Health Campus · SGFootscray Hospital · AUMayo Clinic · USQueen's Hospital · GBSingapore General Hospital · SGWarrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a novel β-coronavirus, belonging to the same subgenus as the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) virus. Remdesivir, an investigational broad-spectrum antiviral agent has previously demonstrated in vitro activity against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and in vivo efficacy against other related coronaviruses in animal models. Its safety profile has been tested in a compassionate use setting for patients with COVID-19. The current therapeutic studies demonstrate clinical effectiveness of remdesivir in COVID-19 patients by shortening time to clinical recovery, and hospital stay. In this review, we critically analyze the current evidence of remdesivir against COVID-19 and dissect the aspects over its safety and efficacy. Based on existing data, remdesivir can be regarded as a potential therapeutic agent against COVID-19. Further large-scale, randomized placebo-controlled clinical trials are, however, awaited to validate these findings.

Indexed as

COVID-19 Drug TreatmentAdenosine MonophosphateAlanineAnimalsAntiviral AgentsCOVID-19HumansSARS-CoV-2Time FactorsTreatment OutcomeAdenosine MonophosphateAlanineAntiviral AgentsremdesivirCOVID-19Hui Xian Jaime Lin and Sanda Cho shared the first authorshipRemdesivirSAR-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID33389708
PMCPMC7778417
OpenAlexW3118765686

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