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ArticleCommunications medicine2025

Uptake and safety of Sotrovimab for prevention of severe COVID-19 in a cohort and self-controlled case series study.

Martina Patone, Andrew Jhl Snelling, Holly Tibble, Carol Coupland, Aziz Sheikh, Julia Hippisley-Cox

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6 authors.

Martina PatoneNuffield Department of Primary Health Care Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Andrew Jhl SnellingNuffield Department of Primary Health Care Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2882-2079
Holly TibbleUsher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Carol CouplandNuffield Department of Primary Health Care Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Aziz SheikhNuffield Department of Primary Health Care Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7022-3056
Julia Hippisley-CoxNuffield Department of Primary Health Care Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. julia.hippisley-cox@phc.ox.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2479-7283

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DH | NIHR | Health Technology Assessment Programme (NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme) 135561
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSotrovimab is a neutralising monoclonal antibody (nMAB) currently available to treat extremely clinically vulnerable COVID-19 patients in England. Trials have shown it to have mild to moderate side effects, however, evidence regarding its safety in real-world settings remains insufficient.

methodsDescriptive and multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to evaluate uptake, and a self-controlled case series analysis performed to measure the risk of hospital admission (hospitalisation) associated with 49 pre-specified suspected adverse outcomes in the period 2-28 days post-Sotrovimab treatment among eligible patients treated between December 11, 2021 and May 24, 2022.

resultsHere we show that among treated and untreated eligible individuals, the mean ages (54.6 years, SD: 16.1 vs 54.1, SD: 18.3) and sex distribution (women: 60.9% vs 58.1%; men: 38.9% vs 41.1%) are similar. There are marked variations in uptake between ethnic groups, which is higher amongst individuals categorised ethnically as Indian (15.0%; 95%CI 13.8, 16.3), Other Asian (13.7%; 95%CI 11.9, 15.8), white (13.4%; 95%CI 13.3, 13.6), and Bangladeshi (11.4%; 95%CI 8.8, 14.6); and lower amongst Black Caribbean individuals (6.4%; 95%CI 5.4, 7.5) and Black Africans (4.7%; 95%CI 4.1, 5.4). We find no increased risk of any of the suspected adverse outcomes in the period 2-28 days post-treatment.

conclusionsWe find no safety signals of concern for possible adverse outcomes in the period 2-28 days post treatment with Sotrovimab. However, there is evidence of unequal uptake of Sotrovimab treatment across ethnic groups.

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PMCPMC11739568

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