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11 COVID-19 therapies you need to know

By Brian Buntz | December 22, 2020

11. VIR-7831

Developers: GlaxoSmithKline (LON: GSK) and Vir Biotechnology (NSDQ: VIR)

Description: VIR-7831 (GSK4182136) is an anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody that could be used to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19 infections. The antibody can achieve high concentrations in the lungs.

Development status: The two companies have launched a Phase 3 clinical trial to study the safety and efficacy of VIR-7831 to treat hospitalized adults with COVID-19. The study, known as ACTIV-3, is part of a series of trials from the NIH.

VIR-7831 image drawn from an SEC filing.

In October, GSK stated that interim Phase 3 results could be available before the end of the year and that it expected results from the primary endpoint of the trial in the first quarter of 2021.

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Filed Under: clinical trials, Drug Discovery, Infectious Disease
Tagged With: AstraZeneca plc, BioNTech, clinical trials, coronavirus, covid-19, COVID-19 vaccine, COVID-19 vaccine trial, Donald Trump, Eli Lilly & Co., FDA, GlaxoSmithKline, GSK, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Moderna, National Institutes of Health, Pfizer, Regeneron
 
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