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ReviewNature reviews. Immunology2021

Neutralizing monoclonal antibodies for treatment of COVID-19.

Peter C Taylor, Andrew C Adams, Matthew M Hufford, Inmaculada de la Torre, Kevin Winthrop, Robert L Gottlieb

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Review in Nature reviews. Immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 467 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
467citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
46.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

467 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 783 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Peter C TaylorBotnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. peter.taylor@kennedy.ox.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7766-6167
Andrew C AdamsEli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Matthew M HuffordEli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Inmaculada de la TorreEli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Kevin WinthropOregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
Robert L GottliebBaylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8376-8709
Eli Lilly (United States) · USBaylor University Medical Center · USOregon Health & Science University · USUniversity of Oxford · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Several neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been developed and are now under evaluation in clinical trials. With the US Food and Drug Administration recently granting emergency use authorizations for neutralizing mAbs in non-hospitalized patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19, there is an urgent need to discuss the broader potential of these novel therapies and to develop strategies to deploy them effectively in clinical practice, given limited initial availability. Here, we review the precedent for passive immunization and lessons learned from using antibody therapies for viral infections such as respiratory syncytial virus, Ebola virus and SARS-CoV infections. We then focus on the deployment of convalescent plasma and neutralizing mAbs for treatment of SARS-CoV-2. We review specific clinical questions, including the rationale for stratification of patients, potential biomarkers, known risk factors and temporal considerations for optimal clinical use. To answer these questions, there is a need to understand factors such as the kinetics of viral load and its correlation with clinical outcomes, endogenous antibody responses, pharmacokinetic properties of neutralizing mAbs and the potential benefit of combining antibodies to defend against emerging viral variants.

Indexed as

SARS-CoV-2Antibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralAntibody-Dependent EnhancementCOVID-19COVID-19 SerotherapyDrug DevelopmentDrug Resistance, ViralHumansImmunization, PassiveModels, ImmunologicalPandemicsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, Viral

Identifiers

PMID33875867
PMCPMC8054133
OpenAlexW3155123963

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