Literature Highlights
Each week, we provide COVID-19 research article summaries and the main highlights in an infographic. Please come back weekly for more updated pandemic infographic highlights covering diagnosis, risk factors, treatment, and more.
Tocilizumab in Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19 Pneumonia
Interleukin-6 Receptor Antagonists in Critically III Patients with COVID-19
Prospective Mapping of Viral Mutations That Escape Antibodies Used to Treat COVID-19
Early High-Titer Plasma Therapy to Prevent Severe COVID-19 in Older Adults
Antibody Resistance of SARS-CoV-2 Variants B.1.351 and B.1.1.7
Interim Results of a Phase 1-2a Trial of Ad26.COV2.S COVID-19 Vaccine
Baricitinib plus Remdesivir for Hospitalized Adults with COVID-19
Safety and Immunogenicity of an Inactivated SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine, BBIBP-CorV: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 1/2 Trial
REGN-COV2, a Neutralizing Antibody Cocktail, in Outpatients with COVID-19
Pre-pandemic Psychiatric Disorders and Risk of COVID-19: A UK Biobank Cohort Analysis
Baricitinib Therapy in COVID-19: A Pilot Study on Safety and Clinical Impact
SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Antibody LY-CoV555 in Outpatients with COVID-19
Safety and Immunogenicity of Two RNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates
Effect of Convalescent Plasma Therapy on Time to Clinical Improvement in Patients With Severe and Life-threatening COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Therapeutic Versus Prophylactic Anticoagulation for Severe COVID-19: A Randomized Phase II Clinical Trial (HESACOVID)
Safety and Immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA-1273 Vaccine in Older Adults
Phase 1-2 Trial of a SARS-CoV-2 Recombinant Spike Protein Nanoparticle Vaccine
Effects of COVID-19 on the Nervous System
COVID-19 Vaccine: A Comprehensive Status Report
Extrapulmonary Manifestations of COVID-19
Physical Distancing, Face Masks, and Eye Protection to Prevent Person-to-Person Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Dexamethasone in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19-Preliminary Report
Safety and Immunogenicity of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Vaccine Against SARS-CoV-19: A Preliminary Report of a Phase 1/2, Single-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial
An mRNA vaccine Aganist SARS-CoV-2 – Preliminary Report
Triple Combination of Interferon Beta-1b, Lopinavir-Ritonavir, and Ribavirin in the Treatment of Patients Admitted to Hospital With COVID-19: An Open-Label, Randomised, Phase 2 Trial
Pilot Prospective Open, Single-arm Multicentre Study on Off-label Use of Tocilizumab in Patients With Severe COVID-19
Observational Study of Hydroxychlaraquine in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19
Clinical and Immunological Assessment of Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections
Paediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome: Temporally Associated with SARS-CoV-2 (PIMS-TS): Cardiac Features, Management and Short-Term Outcomes at a UK Tertiary Paediatric Hospital
Biomarkers Associated with COVID-19 Disease Progression
Remdesivir for the Treatment of COVID-19 – Preliminary Report
A Comparative Study on the Clinical Features of COVID-19 Pneumonia to Other Pneumonias
Association of Blood Glucose Control and Outcomes in Patients with COVID-19 and Pre-existing Type 2 Diabetes
Candidate drugs against SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19
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Updates in the Treatment and Prevention of COVID-19
Subcutaneous Administration of Casirivimab and Imdevimab Reduced the Risk of Symptomatic COVID-19 by 81% Among Household Contacts
Top-line results from a phase 3 trial showed that the combination of casirivimab and imdevimab reduced the risk of symptomatic infections by 81% among household contacts of SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals. The trial enrolled 1,505 individuals who did not have COVID-19 symptoms or anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies, but who lived in the same household as an individual who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 within the prior 4 days. A single subcutaneous injection of casirivimab and imdevimab provided rapid protection to those with exposure to SARS-CoV-2 at home, with protection against symptomatic infections ranging from 72% in the first week to 93% in subsequent weeks. Individuals who developed symptomatic infections despite casirivimab and imdevimab therapy had a shorter duration of symptoms compared with those who received placebo (1 week vs 3 weeks, respectively). Infected individuals who received therapy also cleared the virus faster. Adverse events (AEs) occurred in 20% of patients receiving casirivimab and imdevimab and 29% of patients receiving placebo. Injection site reactions, all of which were grades 1-2, occurred in 4% of patients in the treatment group and 2% of placebo participants.
Casirivimab and Imdevimab Significantly Reduced Progression to Symptomatic COVID-19 in Recently Infected Asymptomatic Patients
In a phase 3 trial of 204 recently infected asymptomatic COVID-19 patients, subcutaneous administration of casirivimab and imdevimab reduced the overall risk of progressing to symptomatic COVID-19 by 31%, and by 76% after the third day. In addition to reducing the risk of symptomatic infections, the top-line results report that the combination of casirivimab and imdevimab shortened the total number of weeks patients experienced symptoms by 45% and reduced the viral burden by more than 90%. No patients withdrew from the trial due to AEs in either group. Casirivimab and imdevimab are investigational drugs with emergency use authorization for the treatment of individuals with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 who are at high-risk of progressing to severe COVID-19 or hospitalization. Casirivimab and imdevimab (REGEN-COV™) continues to be evaluated in clinical trials in multiple settings for COVID-19, including the open-label RECOVERY trial of hospitalized patients in the UK.
Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Paused
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) are recommending a pause in the use of the Ad26.COV2.S vaccine developed by Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) as they review data involving 6 reported cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals after vaccination. The vaccine has been administered to more than 6.8 million individuals in the US. In all 6 reported cases, a type of blood clot called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) occurred in combination with low platelet levels (thrombocytopenia). Treatment of CVST differs from other blood clots and administration of heparin may be dangerous in these patients. All 6 cases occurred among women aged 18 to 48 years and symptoms usually occurred 6 to 13 days after vaccination. People who develop severe headache, abdominal pain, leg pain, or shortness of breath within 3 weeks after vaccination should contact their healthcare provider.
References:
Regeneron Press Release. Phase 3 Prevention Trial Showed 81% Reduced Risk of Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infections with Subcutaneous Administration of REGEN-COV™ (Casirivimab and Imdevimab). April 12, 2021. Available at: https://investor.regeneron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/phase-3-prevention-trial-showed-81-reduced-risk-symptomatic-sars
Regeneron Press Release. Phase 3 Treatment Trial in Recently Infected Asymptomatic Patients Showed REGEN-COV™ (Casirivimab and Imdevimab) Significantly Reduced Progression to Symptomatic COVID-19. April 12, 2021. Available at: https://investor.regeneron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/phase-3-treatment-trial-recently-infected-asymptomatic-patients
FDA Statement. Joint CDC and FDA Statement on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine. April 13, 2021. Available at: https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/joint-cdc-and-fda-statement-johnson-johnson-covid-19-vaccine
