Antiviral activity of molnupiravir precursor NHC against SARS-CoV-2 Variants of Concern (VOCs) and its therapeutic window in a human lung cell model

T Prince, I Donovan-Banfield, H Goldswain… - bioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Synopsis Background The UK Medicines and Regulatory Healthcare Agency (MHRA) have
recently licensed the anti-viral drug, molnupiravir, for use in patients with mild-moderate …

Further preclinical characterization of molnupiravir against SARS-CoV-2: Antiviral activity determinants and viral genome alteration patterns

PR Petit, F Touret, JS Driouich, M Cochin, L Luciani… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has highlighted the need for broad-spectrum antiviral drugs to
respond promptly to viral emergence. We conducted a preclinical study of molnupiravir …

A randomised-controlled phase 2 trial of molnupiravir in unvaccinated and vaccinated individuals with early SARS-CoV-2

SH Khoo, R FitzGerald, G Saunders, C Middleton… - MedRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
Background Molnupiravir was licensed for treating high-risk patients with COVID-19 based
on data from unvaccinated adults. AGILE CST-2 (NCT04746183) Phase II reports safety and …

Molnupiravir versus placebo in unvaccinated and vaccinated patients with early SARS-CoV-2 infection in the UK (AGILE CST-2): a randomised, placebo-controlled …

SH Khoo, R FitzGerald, G Saunders… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background The antiviral drug molnupiravir was licensed for treating at-risk patients with
COVID-19 on the basis of data from unvaccinated adults. We aimed to evaluate the safety …

Real-life experience of molnupiravir in hospitalized patients who developed SARS-CoV2-infection: preliminary results from CORACLE registry

T Lupia, S Corcione, N Shbaklo, L Boglione… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Real-life experience of molnupiravir treatment is lacking, especially in people hospitalized
for underlying diseases not related to COVID-19. We conducted a retrospective analysis …

Safety and efficacy of molnupiravir in SARS‐CoV‐2‐infected patients: A real‐life experience

A De Vito, A Colpani, A Bitti, B Zauli… - Journal of Medical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Since the start of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus‐2 (SARS‐CoV‐2)
pandemic, several treatments have been proposed to cure coronavirus disease 2019 …

Randomized trial of molnupiravir or placebo in patients hospitalized with Covid-19

JR Arribas, S Bhagani, SM Lobo, I Khaertynova… - NEJM …, 2022 - evidence.nejm.org
Background Molnupiravir is an oral prodrug of β-d-N4-hydroxycytidine, active against SARS-
CoV-2 in vitro and in animal models. We report data from the phase 2 component of MOVe …

Optimal dose and safety of molnupiravir in patients with early SARS-CoV-2: a Phase I, open-label, dose-escalating, randomized controlled study

SH Khoo, R Fitzgerald, T Fletcher… - Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives AGILE is a Phase Ib/IIa platform for rapidly evaluating COVID-19 treatments. In
this trial (NCT04746183) we evaluated the safety and optimal dose of molnupiravir in …

Real-world experience with molnupiravir during the period of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant dominance

R Flisiak, D Zarębska-Michaluk, M Rogalska… - Pharmacological …, 2022 - Springer
Background The real-world effectiveness of molnupiravir (MOL) during the dominance of
Omicron SARS-CoV-2 lineage is urgently needed since the available data relate to the …

Phase 2/3 trial of molnupiravir for treatment of Covid-19 in nonhospitalized adults

Y Caraco, GE Crofoot, PA Moncada… - NEJM …, 2022 - evidence.nejm.org
Background Safe and effective oral treatments are needed to improve clinical outcomes for
nonhospitalized patients with Covid-19. Molnupiravir is an orally administered, small …