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ArticleDrugs in context2022

Open-label use of an aliphatic polyamine immunomodulator in patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

Sergey V Efimov, Natallia V Matsiyeuskaya, Olga V Boytsova, Luydmila Yu Akhieva, Elena V Kuntsevich, Anastasia A Troshina, Elena I Kvasova, Anton A Tikhonov, Nadezhda F Khomyakova, Francisco Harrison and 2 more

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Article in Drugs in context, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sergey V EfimovState-Funded Healthcare Institution 'Emergency Hospital' of Ministry of Health of Chuvash Republic, 428017, Chuvash Republic, Cheboksary, Moskovskiy Avenue, 47, Russian Federation.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6563-650X
Natallia V MatsiyeuskayaGrodno State Medical University, 230009, Gorkogo Street, 80, Grodno, Republic of Belarus.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8492-6377
Olga V BoytsovaState-Funded Healthcare Institution 'Infectious Disease Hospital No. 3' of Ministry of Health of Krasnodar Krai, 353915, Krasnodar Krai, Novorossiysk, Revolutsii 1905 Goda Street, 30, Russian Federation.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5166-1165
Luydmila Yu AkhievaState-Funded Institution of Mari El Republic 'Ioshkar-Ola City Hospital', 424005, Mari El Republic, Ioshkar Ola, Karl Libkneht Street, 55, Russian Federation.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2280-3299
Elena V KuntsevichState Budgetary Institution of Health of the Samara Region 'Samara City Hospital No. 6', 443067, Samara, Sovetskoy Armii Street, 56, Russian Federation.
Anastasia A TroshinaFederal State Budgetary Institution 'National Medical and Surgical Center named after N.I. Pirogov' of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, 105203, Moscow, Nizhnyaya Pervomayskaya str., 70, Russian Federation.
Elena I KvasovaState-Funded Healthcare Institution of Voronezh Region 'Novaya Usman District Hospital', 396310, Voronezh Region, Novaya Usman, Lenin Street, 303 A, Russian Federation.
Anton A TikhonovNPO Petrovax Pharm LLC, 123112, Moscow, 12 Presnenskaya Embankment, Russia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4671-0812
Nadezhda F KhomyakovaNPO Petrovax Pharm LLC, 123112, Moscow, 12 Presnenskaya Embankment, Russia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9111-3144
Francisco HarrisonIDEA Regulatory, 19 Eastbourne Terrace, Paddington, London, W2 6PB, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2216-4420
Jean-François RossiInstitut Sainte Catherine, 84918 Avignon, France and Université de Montpellier, UFR Médecine, 34000 Montpellier, France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1562-8848
Timothy C HardmanNiche Science & Technology Ltd, Unit 26 Falstaff House, Bardolph Road, Richmond TW9 2LH, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1417-9019
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier · FR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Evidence-based therapies used to treat coronavirus disease (COVID-19) remain limited. Azoximer bromide (AZB; Polyoxidonium Methods: Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 ( Results: Notable clinical improvement, assessed by seven-point ordinal scale (OS) score and National Early Warning Score, was observed. Mean duration of hospitalization was 19.3 days. Indicators of pneumonia and lung function showed gradual recovery to normalization. No patients died but, by day 28, one patient still required respiratory support; this patient died on day 34. A higher proportion of patients receiving AZB required invasive or non-invasive ventilation (OS 5 or 6) at baseline compared with the historical control group. Improvement in mean OS score by day 14/15 was not notable in the control group (OS 3.99-3.87) but was clear in the AZB group (OS 4.36-2.90). Mean duration of hospitalization was similar in the control group (16.0 days); however, day 28 mortality was higher, at 25.0% ( Conclusion: AZB combined with standard of care was safe and well tolerated. An apparent clinical improvement could not be fully evaluated due to the lack of a direct control group; further assessment of AZB for the treatment of COVID-19 in a randomized, placebo-controlled study is warranted.

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azoximer bromideclinical improvementCOVID-19exploratory researchPolyoxidonium®

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