Plasma after both SARS-CoV-2 boosted vaccination and COVID-19 potently neutralizes BQ. 1.1 and XBB. 1

DJ Sullivan, M Franchini… - Journal of General …, 2023 - microbiologyresearch.org
Recent 2022 SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants, have acquired resistance to most neutralizing
anti-Spike monoclonal antibodies authorized, and the BQ. 1.* sublineages are notably …

Treatments for COVID-19

HS Andrews, JD Herman… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
The treatment for COVID-19 has evolved rapidly since the start of the pandemic and now
consists mainly of antiviral and immunomodulatory agents. Antivirals, such as remdesivir …

[HTML][HTML] Convalescent plasma therapy for COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis on randomized controlled trials

C Filippatos, I Ntanasis-Stathopoulos, K Sekeri… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: While passive immunotherapy has been considered beneficial for patients with
severe respiratory viral infections, the treatment of COVID-19 cases with convalescent …

[HTML][HTML] Rates among hospitalized patients with COVID-19 treated with Convalescent plasma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

JW Senefeld, EK Gorman, PW Johnson, ME Moir… - … : Innovations, Quality & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To examine the association of COVID-19 convalescent plasma transfusion with
mortality and the differences between subgroups in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 …

Convalescent plasma therapy in COVID-19: Unravelling the data using the principles of antibody therapy

A Casadevall, MJ Joyner, LA Pirofski… - Expert review of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction When the COVID-19 pandemic struck no specific therapies were available and
many turned to COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP), a form of antibody therapy. The …

[HTML][HTML] Intranasal administration of convalescent plasma protects against SARS-CoV-2 infection in hamsters

E Wouters, C Verbrugghe, R Abdelnabi, R Devloo… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Convalescent plasma (CP) transfusion is an early option for treating infections
with pandemic potential, often preceding vaccine or antiviral drug rollout. Heterogenous …

High-titer convalescent plasma plus nirmatrelvir/ritonavir treatment for non-resolving COVID-19 in six immunocompromised patients

S Huygens, A Gharbharan, Y Serroukh… - Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Immunocompromised patients have an increased risk of severe or prolonged
COVID-19. Currently available drugs are registered to treat COVID-19 during the first 5 to 7 …

The relationship between viral clearance rates and disease progression in early symptomatic COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-regression analysis

S Singh, S Boyd, WHK Schilling… - Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Effective antiviral drugs accelerate viral clearance in acute COVID-19
infections; the relationship between accelerating viral clearance and reducing severe …

[HTML][HTML] Outpatient regimens to reduce COVID-19 hospitalisations: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

DJ Sullivan, D Focosi, DF Hanley, M Cruciani… - MedRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background During pandemics, early outpatient treatments reduce the health system
burden. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in COVID-19 outpatients have tested …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 convalescent plasma boosts early antibody titer and does not influence the adaptive immune response

JF McDyer, M Azimpouran, VL Durkalski-Mauldin… - JCI insight, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Multiple randomized, controlled clinical trials have yielded discordant results regarding the
efficacy of convalescent plasma in outpatients, with some showing an approximately 2-fold …