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Successful Clearance of 300 Day SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Subject with B-Cell Depletion Associated Prolonged (B-DEAP) COVID by REGEN-COV Anti-Spike Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail.

Arnaud C Drouin, Marc W Theberge, Sharon Y Liu, Allison R Smither, Shelby M Flaherty, Mark Zeller, Gregory P Geba, Peter Reynaud, W Benjamin Rothwell, Alfred P Luk and 7 more

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Article in Viruses, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Arnaud C DrouinDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
Marc W ThebergeDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1491-4538
Sharon Y LiuDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
Allison R SmitherDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
Shelby M FlahertyDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
Mark ZellerThe Scripps Research Institute, San Diego, CA 92037, USA.
Gregory P GebaRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY 10591, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8936-748X
Peter ReynaudDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
W Benjamin RothwellDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
Alfred P LukDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
Di TianDepartment of Pathology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
Matthew L BoisenZalgen Labs, Germantown, MD 20876, USA.
Luis M BrancoZalgen Labs, Germantown, MD 20876, USA.
Kristian G AndersenThe Scripps Research Institute, San Diego, CA 92037, USA.
James E RobinsonDepartment of Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
Robert F GarryDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5683-3250
Dahlene N FuscoDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
Tulane University · USScripps Research Institute · USZalgen (United States) · USRegeneron (United States) · US

Funding

Technology CoreU19AI135995 · NIAID · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI Bryan Briney · 2018 to 2026
$32.0M
CDC HHS 75D30120C08472National Institute of Health 1U19AI135995-01NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI135995Tulane University School of Medicine Pilot Award (AD), Startup Funds (DNF)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 59-year-old male with follicular lymphoma treated by anti-CD20-mediated B-cell depletion and ablative chemotherapy was hospitalized with a COVID-19 infection. Although the patient did not develop specific humoral immunity, he had a mild clinical course overall. The failure of all therapeutic options allowed infection to persist nearly 300 days with active accumulation of SARS-CoV-2 virus mutations. As a rescue therapy, an infusion of REGEN-COV (10933 and 10987) anti-spike monoclonal antibodies was performed 270 days from initial diagnosis. Due to partial clearance after the first dose (2.4 g), a consolidation dose (8 g) was infused six weeks later. Complete virus clearance could then be observed over the following month, after he was vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech anti-COVID-19 vaccination. The successful management of this patient required prolonged enhanced quarantine, monitoring of virus mutations, pioneering clinical decisions based upon close consultation, and the coordination of multidisciplinary experts in virology, immunology, pharmacology, input from REGN, the FDA, the IRB, the health care team, the patient, and the patient's family. Current decisions to take revolve around patient's follicular lymphoma management, and monitoring for virus clearance persistence beyond disappearance of REGEN-COV monoclonal antibodies after anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination. Overall, specific guidelines for similar cases should be established.

Indexed as

Antibodies, MonoclonalB-LymphocytesCOVID-19HumansImmunity, HumoralLymphocyte DepletionLymphoma, FollicularMaleMiddle AgedSARS-CoV-2Spike Glycoprotein, CoronavirusViral VaccinesAntibodies, MonoclonalSpike Glycoprotein, Coronavirusspike protein, SARS-CoV-2Viral Vaccinesanti-CD20-mediated B-cell depletionanti-COVID-19 vaccineB-cell depletion associated prolonged COVID-19B-DEAP COVID-19COVID-19obinutuzumabREGEN-COVREGN10933 and REGN10987SARS-CoV-2 persistencespike mutationvirus mutations

Identifiers

PMID34201591
PMCPMC8310246
OpenAlexW3173816279

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