London, June 15 (Ians) British-Swedish biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca on Tuesday stated that its monoclonal antibody treatment failed to prevent the Covid-19 symptoms in individuals already exposed to the virus.
The Covid-19 antibody therapy -- AZD7442 -- was only 33 per cent effective in reducing the risk of symptoms, when compared to a placebo, according to the results of a Phase 3 trial.
"While this trial did not meet the primary endpoint against symptomatic illness, we are encouraged by the protection seen in the Pcr negative participants following treatment with AZD7442," Executive Vice President, BioPharmaceuticals R&d, Mene Pangalos, said in a statement.
The Phase 3 trial included 1,121 participants, from the UK and the US. The participants were unvaccinated adults 18 years and above with confirmed exposure to a person with a case of the Sars-CoV-2 virus within the past eight days.
All participants had a negative Sars-CoV-2 antibody test on the day of dosing to exclude prior infection,...
The Covid-19 antibody therapy -- AZD7442 -- was only 33 per cent effective in reducing the risk of symptoms, when compared to a placebo, according to the results of a Phase 3 trial.
"While this trial did not meet the primary endpoint against symptomatic illness, we are encouraged by the protection seen in the Pcr negative participants following treatment with AZD7442," Executive Vice President, BioPharmaceuticals R&d, Mene Pangalos, said in a statement.
The Phase 3 trial included 1,121 participants, from the UK and the US. The participants were unvaccinated adults 18 years and above with confirmed exposure to a person with a case of the Sars-CoV-2 virus within the past eight days.
All participants had a negative Sars-CoV-2 antibody test on the day of dosing to exclude prior infection,...
- 6/15/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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