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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2024

B-cell-depleted patients with persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection: combination therapy or monotherapy? A real-world experience.

Alessandra D'Abramo, Serena Vita, Alessia Beccacece, Assunta Navarra, Raffaella Pisapia, Francesco Maria Fusco, Giulia Matusali, Enrico Girardi, Fabrizio Maggi, Delia Goletti and 1 more

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Article in Frontiers in medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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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

12 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Protracted SARS-CoV-2 Infection in B-cell Depleted Patients: Immunologic and Viral Characteristics and Response to Dual and Extended Antiviral Therapy.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2026
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  11. Antiviral and Monoclonal Antibody Combination Therapy in Haematological Patients in the Omicron Era.Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Alessandra D'AbramoNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Serena VitaNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Alessia BeccaceceNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Assunta NavarraNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Raffaella PisapiaInfectious Diseases Unit, "D. Cotugno" Hospital, AORN dei Colli, Naples, Italy.
Francesco Maria FuscoInfectious Diseases Unit, "D. Cotugno" Hospital, AORN dei Colli, Naples, Italy.
Giulia MatusaliNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Enrico GirardiNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Fabrizio MaggiNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Delia GolettiNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Emanuele NicastriNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani · ITIstituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico · ITOspedale D. Cotugno · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: The aim of the study was to describe a cohort of B-cell-depleted immunocompromised (IC) patients with prolonged or relapsing COVID-19 treated with monotherapy or combination therapy. Methods: This is a multicenter observational retrospective study conducted on IC patients consecutively hospitalized with a prolonged or relapsing SARS-CoV-2 infection from November 2020 to January 2023. IC COVID-19 subjects were stratified according to the monotherapy or combination anti-SARS-CoV-2 therapy received. Results: Eighty-eight patients were enrolled, 19 under monotherapy and 69 under combination therapy. The study population had a history of immunosuppression (median of 2 B-cells/mm Conclusion: In IC persistent COVID-19 patients, it is essential to explore new therapeutic strategies such as combination multi-target therapy (antiviral or double antiviral plus antibody-based therapies) to avoid persistent viral shedding and/or severe SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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antiviralB-cell depletedcombined therapyMoAbspersistent SARS-CoV-2 infection

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PMID38487021
PMCPMC10937561
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