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ArticleJournal of nephrology2024

Safety and efficacy of tixagevimab/cilgavimab for pre-exposure prophylaxis in kidney transplant recipients: a multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Simona Simone, Virginia Pronzo, Francesco Pesce, Davide Fiore Bavaro, Barbara Infante, Silvia Mercuri, Annalisa Schirinzi, Antonella Panaro, Eleonora Conte, Alessandra Belati and 12 more

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Article in Journal of nephrology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Is early combination therapy associated with lower risk of respiratory failure in severely immunocompromised hosts with COVID-19? a target trial emulation study from the omicron-dominant era.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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22 authors.

Simona Simone *Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2569-3558
Virginia Pronzo *Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3955-6319
Francesco PesceNephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2882-4226
Davide Fiore BavaroDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4833-7118
Barbara InfanteRenal Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1815-5361
Silvia MercuriRenal Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Annalisa SchirinziClinic Pathology Unit, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9826-7907
Antonella PanaroNephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8409-4870
Eleonora ConteNephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0009-0000-3986-3178
Alessandra BelatiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5455-8964
Dario TroiseRenal Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2648-6021
Paola PontrelliNephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7654-8318
Francesca ConservaNephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2863-864X
Pasquale GalloNephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8914-2600
Maddalena PanicoRenal Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Marco SpilotrosUrology, Andrology and Kidney Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1237-3018
Giuseppe LucarelliUrology, Andrology and Kidney Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7807-1229
Annalisa SaracinoDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Clinic of Infectious Diseases, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9558-208X
Giovanni StalloneRenal Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2862-9017
Francesca Di SerioClinic Pathology Unit, University Hospital of Bari, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6089-1165
Pasquale DitonnoUrology, Andrology and Kidney Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", 70124, Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7718-7676
Loreto GesualdoNephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Unit, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy. loreto.gesualdo@uniba.it.ORCID 0000-0002-4861-0911

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundImmunocompromised patients show an impaired vaccine response and remain at high risk of severe COVID-19, despite vaccination. Neutralizing monoclonal antibodies against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been developed for prophylaxis and treatment. The combination tixagevimab/cilgavimab (AZD7442) has been authorized for emergency use as pre-exposure prophylaxis for COVID-19, but data on safety and efficacy in kidney transplant recipients during the Omicron period are limited.

methodsWe conducted a multicenter retrospective cohort study including 253 kidney transplant recipients, of whom 98 were treated with tixagevimab/cilgavimab 150 mg/150 mg and 155 who received only four doses of the BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine.

resultsOnly 13.3% of patients developed SARS-CoV-2 infection after the administration of tixagevimab/cilgavimab; in comparison, 34.2% of patients had been infected after the fourth dose of vaccine (p = 0.00013). Most infected patients in the AZD7442 group remained asymptomatic (92.3% vs 54.7%), 7.7% had mild symptoms and none had severe disease, need for hospitalization or died, while in the control group, 9.4% of patients had moderate or severe disease (p = 0.04). Using Kaplan-Meier curves we demonstrated that the controls presented early infection compared to the AZD7442 group (p = 0.000014). No changes in eGFR or proteinuria, assessed before and after the administration, were observed.

conclusionsIn conclusion, our study showed that tixagevimab/cilgavimab 150/150 mg is effective and safe in preventing infection and severe disease when administered to patients with weak or no response to COVID-19 vaccine.

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Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedCOVID-19Kidney TransplantationPre-Exposure ProphylaxisAdultAgedBNT162 VaccineFemaleHumansImmunocompromised HostMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSARS-CoV-2Treatment OutcomeAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedBNT162 VaccineKidney transplantMonoclonal antibodiesProphylaxisSARS-CoV-2

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PMCPMC11473652

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