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ArticleClinical pharmacology and therapeutics2022

Sotrovimab Lowers the Risk of COVID-19 Related Hospitalization or Death in a Large Population Cohort in the United Arab Emirates.

Fatemeh Saheb Sharif-Askari, Hawra Ali Hussain Alsayed, Imad Tleyjeh, Narjes Saheb Sharif-Askari, Ali Al Sayed Hussain, Basema Saddik, Qutayba Hamid, Rabih Halwani

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Article in Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Fatemeh Saheb Sharif-AskariSharjah Institute of Medical Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0001-8498-055X
Hawra Ali Hussain AlsayedPharmacy, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0001-6454-7417
Imad TleyjehInfectious Diseases Section, Department of Medical Specialties, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-5551-0353
Narjes Saheb Sharif-AskariSharjah Institute of Medical Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0003-0482-6777
Ali Al Sayed HussainPharmacy, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Basema SaddikSharjah Institute of Medical Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-4682-5927
Qutayba HamidSharjah Institute of Medical Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Rabih HalwaniSharjah Institute of Medical Research, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-6516-7771
University of Sharjah · AEDubai Health Authority · AEKing Saud University · SAMayo Clinic · USMcGill University Health Centre · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sotrovimab, an anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 monoclonal antibody is being utilized to prevent progression of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Therefore, to understand its benefits, we have conducted a retrospective analysis of all non-hospitalized patients with symptomatic COVID-19 who received a single infusion of sotrovimab and/or oral favipiravir at any Dubai COVID-19 related healthcare center between July 1, 2021, and October 31, 2021. The main outcome was to evaluate the risk of hospitalization for patients with COVID-19 or all-cause death within 28 days of treatment initiation. In this analysis, which included 10,882 patients (1,135 in the sotrovimab group, 2,653 in the sotrovimab/favipiravir group, and 7,094 in the favipiravir group), sotrovimab or sotrovimab/favipiravir reduced the risk of hospitalization (13 patients (1.5%) in the sotrovimab group and 71 patients (2.9%) in the sotrovimab/favipiravir group vs. 251 patients (4%) in the favipiravir group; hazard ratio (HR) for sotrovimab: 0.16, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.09-0.28, P < 0.001; and for sotrovimab/favipiravir, HR: 0.42, 95% CI: 0.32-0.56, P < 0.001), or death by day 28 from the start of treatment (no death in the sotrovimab group and 2 deaths in the the sotrovimab/favipiravir group vs. 10 deaths in the favipiravir group; odds ratio: 0.18, 95% CI: 0.04 to 0.81, P = 026). Safety was assessed in all the 3,788 patients in the sotrovimab and sotrovimab/favipiravir groups, and the reported adverse events were by 34 patients (<1%). In conclusion, sotrovimab was found to reduce the risk of progression of COVID-19 when administrated early to non-hospitalized patients with symptomatic COVID-19. No safety concern was detected.

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COVID-19 Drug TreatmentAmidesAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntibodies, NeutralizingAntiviral AgentsHospitalizationHumansPyrazinesRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Treatment OutcomeUnited Arab EmiratesAmidesAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntibodies, NeutralizingAntiviral AgentsfavipiravirPyrazinessotrovimab

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PMCPMC9349865
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