Monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of COVID-19 patients: An umbrella to overcome the storm?
Int Immunopharmacol
; 101(Pt A): 108200, 2021 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1440133
ABSTRACT
The world is facing up the most considerable vaccination effort in history to end the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Several monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) direct against the Receptor binding domain of the S protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) received an Emergency Use Authorization for outpatient management of mild to moderate manifestation from COVID-19. MAbs could prevent the transmission SARS-CoV-2 infection and protect individuals from progression to severe disease. Under the pressure of different treatment strategies, SARS-CoV-2 has been demonstrated to select for different sets of mutations named "variants" that could impair the effectiveness of mAbs by modifying target epitopes. We provide an overview of both completed and unpublished, or ongoing clinical trials of mAbs used and review state of art in order to describe clinical options, possible indications, and the place in therapy for these agents in the treatment of COVID-19 with a particular focus on anti-spike agents. Then, we reassume the current evidence on mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 that might confer resistance to neutralization by multiple mAbs.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Antibodies, Neutralizing
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COVID-19
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Antibodies, Monoclonal
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Antibodies, Viral
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Vaccines
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Variants
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Int Immunopharmacol
Journal subject:
Allergy and Immunology
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Pharmacology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.intimp.2021.108200
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