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ReviewMolecular biology reports2025

Emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants: genomic shifts, immune evasion, and therapeutic perspectives.

Racha Wehbe, Nour Khoshman, Zahraa Ousseily, Sarah Ayad Al-Tameemi, Rania El Majzoub, Mehdi Najar, Makram Merimi, Hussein Fayyad-Kazan, Bassam Badran, Mohammad Fayyad-Kazan

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Review in Molecular biology reports, 2025. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Racha WehbeLaboratory of Cancer biology and Molecular Immunology, Faculty of Sciences-I, Lebanese University, Hadath- Beirut, Lebanon.
Nour KhoshmanLaboratory of Cancer biology and Molecular Immunology, Faculty of Sciences-I, Lebanese University, Hadath- Beirut, Lebanon.
Zahraa OusseilyLaboratory of Cancer biology and Molecular Immunology, Faculty of Sciences-I, Lebanese University, Hadath- Beirut, Lebanon.
Sarah Ayad Al-TameemiSchool of Arts and Sciences, Department of Natural and Applied Sciences, The American University of Iraq-Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
Rania El MajzoubDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Lebanese International University, Mazraa, 146404, Lebanon.
Mehdi NajarOsteoarthritis Research Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Montreal Hospital Research Center (CRCHUM), Montreal, QC, H2X 0A9, Canada.
Makram MerimiLBBES Laboratory, Genetics and Immune Cell Therapy Unit, Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed Premier, Oujda, 60000, Morocco.
Hussein Fayyad-KazanLaboratory of Cancer biology and Molecular Immunology, Faculty of Sciences-I, Lebanese University, Hadath- Beirut, Lebanon.
Bassam BadranLaboratory of Cancer biology and Molecular Immunology, Faculty of Sciences-I, Lebanese University, Hadath- Beirut, Lebanon.
Mohammad Fayyad-KazanSchool of Arts and Sciences, Department of Natural and Applied Sciences, The American University of Iraq-Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq. mfayyadk@gmail.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the continuously evolving SARS-CoV-2 virus, has presented persistent global health challenges. As novel variants emerge, many with enhanced transmissibility and immune evasion capabilities, concerns have intensified regarding the efficacy of existing vaccines and therapeutics. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the current landscape of COVID-19 vaccination, including the development and performance of monovalent and bivalent boosters, and examines their effectiveness against newly emerging variants of interest (VOIs) and variants under monitoring (VUMs), such as JN.1, KP.2, and XEC. We also explore real-world vaccine effectiveness, antibody neutralization studies, and the latest updates from WHO advisory groups. Beyond vaccines, we discuss evolving treatment approaches, including the use of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), small-molecule antivirals, and host-targeted therapies. As resistance to antiviral agents and mAbs continues to emerge, combination therapies and next-generation broadly neutralizing antibodies offer promising avenues. This review underscores the importance of ongoing surveillance, rapid vaccine reformulation, and the development of adaptive treatment strategies to mitigate the impact of emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants and protect vulnerable populations.

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COVID-19COVID-19 VaccinesImmune EvasionSARS-CoV-2Antibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralAntiviral AgentsCOVID-19 Drug TreatmentGenome, ViralHumansPandemicsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, NeutralizingAntibodies, ViralAntiviral AgentsCOVID-19 VaccinesCOVID-19InfectionSARS-CoV-2VaccineVariants

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