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ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2024

The Designed Ankyrin Repeat Protein Antiviral Ensovibep for Nonhospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019: Results From EMPATHY, a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phase 2 Study.

Jeff Kingsley, Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy, Luis Abrishamian, Marc Bonten, Awawu Igbinadolor, Martha Mekebeb-Reuter, Jennifer Rosa, Damodaran Solai Elango, Patricia Lopez, Pierre Fustier and 13 more

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Article in Open forum infectious diseases, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04828161 (A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Study of Ensovibep), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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NCT04828161 phase2 / phase3terminatednot on this map

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Study of Ensovibep (MP0420) in Ambulatory Adult Patients With Symptomatic COVID-19 - The "EMPATHY" Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorNovartis PharmaceuticalsRan2021 to 2022Enrolled407ConditionsCOVID-19Armsensovibep, Placebo
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23 authors.

Jeff KingsleyCentricity Research (formerly IACT Health), Columbus, Georgia, USA.
Nagalingeswaran KumarasamyVHS Infectious Diseases Medical Centre, Chennai Antiviral Research and Treatment Clinical Research Site, Chennai, India.
Luis AbrishamianSouth Bay Clinical Research Institute, Redondo Beach, California, USA.
Marc BontenDepartment of Epidemiology & Health Economics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Awawu IgbinadolorMonroe Biomedical Research, Monroe, North Carolina, USA.
Martha Mekebeb-ReuterExcellentis Clinical Trial Consultants, George, South Africa.
Jennifer RosaClinresco Centres, Gauteng, South Africa.
Damodaran Solai ElangoNovartis Global Health, Global Drug Development, Hyderabad, India.
Patricia LopezNovartis Global Health, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Pierre FustierMolecular Partners AG, Zurich-Schlieren, Switzerland.
Susana GoncalvesNovartis Global Health, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Charles G KnutsonNovartis Global Health, Biomedical Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Petra KukkaroNovartis Global Health, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Philippe LegenneMolecular Partners AG, Zurich-Schlieren, Switzerland.
Krishnan RamanathanNovartis Global Health, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.
Shantha RaoNovartis Global Health, Global Drug Development, East Hanover, New Jersey, USA.
Evgeniya ReshetnyakNovartis Global Health, Global Drug Development, East Hanover, New Jersey, USA.
Vaia StavropoulouMolecular Partners AG, Zurich-Schlieren, Switzerland.
Nina StojchevaMolecular Partners AG, Zurich-Schlieren, Switzerland.
Michael T StumppMolecular Partners AG, Zurich-Schlieren, Switzerland.
Andreas TietzNovartis Global Health, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1223-2118
Marianne SoergelMolecular Partners AG, Zurich-Schlieren, Switzerland.
Richa ChandraNovartis Global Health, Global Drug Development, East Hanover, New Jersey, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was characterized by rapid evolution of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants, affecting viral transmissibility, virulence, and response to vaccines/therapeutics. EMPATHY (NCT04828161), a phase 2 study, investigated the safety/efficacy of ensovibep, a multispecific designed ankyrin repeat protein (DARPin) with multivariant in vitro activity, in ambulatory patients with mild to moderate COVID-19. Methods: Nonhospitalized, symptomatic patients (N = 407) with COVID-19 were randomized to receive single-dose intravenous ensovibep (75, 225, or 600 mg) or placebo and followed until day 91. The primary endpoint was time-weighted change from baseline in log Results: Ensovibep showed superiority versus placebo in reducing log Conclusions: All 3 doses of ensovibep showed antiviral efficacy and clinical benefits versus placebo and an acceptable safety profile in nonhospitalized patients with COVID-19.

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COVID-19DARPinensovibeprandomized clinical trialSARS-CoV-2

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PMID38854392
PMCPMC11160321

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