Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Antiviral and clinical activity of bamlanivimab in a randomized trial of non-hospitalized adults with COVID-19

  • Kara W. Chew,
  • Carlee Moser,
  • Eric S. Daar,
  • David A. Wohl,
  • Jonathan Z. Li,
  • Robert W. Coombs,
  • Justin Ritz,
  • Mark Giganti,
  • Arzhang Cyrus Javan,
  • Yijia Li,
  • Manish C. Choudhary,
  • Rinki Deo,
  • Carlos Malvestutto,
  • Paul Klekotka,
  • Karen Price,
  • Ajay Nirula,
  • William Fischer,
  • Veenu Bala,
  • Ruy M. Ribeiro,
  • Alan S. Perelson,
  • Courtney V. Fletcher,
  • Joseph J. Eron,
  • Judith S. Currier,
  • ACTIV-2/A5401 Study Team,
  • Michael D. Hughes,
  • Davey M. Smith

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32551-2
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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In April 2021, Eli Lilly voluntarily asked the FDA to revoke the Emergency Use Authorization for the monoclonal antibody bamlanivimab due to reduced susceptibility in vitro to SARS-CoV-2 variants, not for safety. In this work, authors carry out a placebo-controlled phase 2 evaluation of bamlanivimab in non-hospitalized adults with COVID-19, to determine safety and efficacy.