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ArticleThe American journal of medicine2023

The Prevention of COVID-19 in High-Risk Patients Using Tixagevimab-Cilgavimab (Evusheld): Real-World Experience at a Large Academic Center.

Mohanad M Al-Obaidi, Ahmet B Gungor, Sandra E Kurtin, Ann E Mathias, Bekir Tanriover, Tirdad T Zangeneh

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Article in The American journal of medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Mohanad M Al-ObaidiDivision of Infectious Disease, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson.
Ahmet B GungorDivision of Nephrology, Banner University Medical Center, Tucson, Ariz.
Sandra E KurtinDivision of Hematology and Oncology.
Ann E MathiasFamily and Community Medicine.
Bekir TanrioverDivision of Nephrology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson.
Tirdad T ZangenehDivision of Infectious Disease, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson. Electronic address: tzangeneh@deptofmed.arizona.edu.
University of Arizona · USBanner - University Medical Center Tucson · USCentre for Family Medicine · CAPalmetto Hematology Oncology · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality among immunocompromised patients. Tixagevimab-cilgavimab (Tix-Cil) is a combination of 2 monoclonal antibodies approved for the prevention of COVID-19 complications in this high-risk group.

methodsWe retrospectively reviewed the charts of patients who received Tix-Cil during the Omicron variant period (January 17 to April 23, 2022), with a follow-up period until May 24, 2022. We collected data about patient underlying comorbidities and post Tix-Cil COVID-19 infections, deaths, and hospitalizations.

resultsThere were 463 patients with a median age of 68 years, of which 51% were male, 79% White, 13.2% Hispanic, 1.7% Black/African American, and 5.8% identified as Other. A total of 18% had undergone a solid organ transplantation or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Only 6/98 (6.1%) had severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) at a median 48 days (interquartile range [IQR] 27.5, 69) follow-up. Forty-two patients (9.1%) were hospitalized, and 4 (0.9%) died, but none were attributed to COVID-19 or Tix-Cil. One hospitalized patient had an incidental, asymptomatic, positive SARS-CoV 2 by PCR. The median days from Tix-Cil administration to non-COVID-19-related hospitalization and death were 30 (IQR 17, 55) and 53 (IQR 18, 91), respectively.

conclusionTix-Cil provides protection against COVID-19 complications in immunocompromised patients with suboptimal immune responses to vaccines.

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2AgedAntibodies, MonoclonalFemaleHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesAntibodies, MonoclonalCOVID-19Immunocompromised hostTixagevimab–cilgavimab

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PMID36181789
PMCPMC9519524
OpenAlexW4298007826

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