{"id":84232,"date":"2020-10-08T03:38:16","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T00:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-is-regenerons-covid-19-treatment-touted-by-trump\/"},"modified":"2020-10-08T03:38:16","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T00:38:16","slug":"what-is-regenerons-covid-19-treatment-touted-by-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-regenerons-covid-19-treatment-touted-by-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"#What is Regeneron&#8217;s COVID-19 treatment touted by Trump?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40c446d623c\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40c446d623c\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-regenerons-covid-19-treatment-touted-by-trump\/#What_is_in_Regenerons_COVID-19_monoclonal_antibody_drug_cocktail_and_how_does_it_help\" >What is in Regeneron\u2019s COVID-19 monoclonal antibody drug cocktail and how does it help?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-regenerons-covid-19-treatment-touted-by-trump\/#Can_antibodies_treat_COVID-19\" >Can antibodies treat COVID-19?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-regenerons-covid-19-treatment-touted-by-trump\/#What_are_the_side_effects_of_the_Regeneron_treatment\" >What are the side effects of the Regeneron treatment?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-regenerons-covid-19-treatment-touted-by-trump\/#What_is_the_price_of_Regenerons_drug\" >What is the price of Regeneron\u2019s drug?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#What is Regeneron&#8217;s COVID-19 treatment touted by Trump?<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n                        President Trump on Wednesday hailed the experimental anti-virus drugs he was given during his treatment for the coronavirus, including an antibody treatment by drugmaker Regeneron.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey gave me Regeneron,\u201d Trump said in a video posted to his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> account Wednesday about his treatment at Walter Reed Medical Center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was like unbelievable. I felt good immediately. I felt as good three days ago as I do now,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what we know about the treatment that Trump credits with helping him recover from his bout with COVID-19:<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_in_Regenerons_COVID-19_monoclonal_antibody_drug_cocktail_and_how_does_it_help\"><\/span><strong>What is in Regeneron\u2019s COVID-19 monoclonal antibody drug cocktail and how does it help?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The drug, code-named REGN-COV2, is a combination of two \u201cmonoclonal antibodies\u201d\u00a0 \u2014 REGN10933 and REGN10987 \u2014 intended to fight off SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Monoclonal antibodies are synthetic versions those naturally produced by the human immune system to fight viruses, according to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2020\/09\/29\/regenerons-covid-19-antibody-may-help-non-hospitalized-patients-recover-faster-early-data-show\/\">healthcare news outlet Stat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The company says its trials have found the treatment was most successful in helping the recovery of patients who had not already produced their own antiviral immune response to the coronavirus, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe greatest treatment benefit was in patients who had not mounted their own effective immune response, suggesting that REGN-COV2 could provide a therapeutic substitute for the naturally occurring immune response,\u201d Regeneron\u2019s president, Dr. George Yancopoulos, told <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/regeneron-drug-found-to-help-treat-covid-19-in-early-disease-stage-11601411319\">the Wall Street Journal<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>Those patients, Yancopoulos added, were less likely to fight the coronavirus off on their own and more likely to have prolonged symptoms from the virus.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_antibodies_treat_COVID-19\"><\/span><strong>Can antibodies treat COVID-19?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Regeneron drug \u2014 and a second antibody treatment created by drugmaker Eli Lilly \u2014 could both potentially treat the coronavirus, but neither have passed through clinical trials or been <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roved for widespread use by the FDA.<\/p>\n<p>According to results of a study on the Regneron treatment, the drug was not especially effective in helping treat patients who had low-levels of the virus in their system, or who had already begun naturally fighting off the virus.<\/p>\n<p>But because the drug was shown most effective in patients who had not begun their own immune response, Dr. Yancopuolos said the results were still encouraging.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe totality of the data and the way it all hangs together really suggests we\u2019re impacting viral load,\u201d Dr. Yancopoulos said on the conference call last week, according to the Journal.<\/p>\n<p>The Regeneron treatment has been approved only for \u201ccompassionate use,\u201d a limited basis that has put the company in a \u201ctough position\u201d since high-profile patient President Trump began touting the treatment.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16418212\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img class=\" size-nypost-large-desktop-uncropped wp-image-16418212 lazyload\" alt=\"Regeneron Pharmaceuticals building\" width=\"661\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_TREATMENT-REGENERON.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=300 300w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_TREATMENT-REGENERON.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=640 640w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_TREATMENT-REGENERON.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_TREATMENT-REGENERON.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=661 661w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/10\/HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS_TREATMENT-REGENERON.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1322 1322w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 661px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_side_effects_of_the_Regeneron_treatment\"><\/span><strong>What are the side effects of the Regeneron treatment?\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The company has not detailed potential side effects of the treatment, which is still in a clinical trial phase.<\/p>\n<p>A doctor at Lenox Hill Hospital <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medicalxpress.com\/news\/2020-10-regeneron-covid-treatment.html\">told Medicalxpress<\/a>, however, that in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> patients have shown a number of side effects to the treatment, including fevers, chills and fatigue.<\/p>\n<p>Other more serious side effects included shortness of breath and chest pain, according to the report.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_price_of_Regenerons_drug\"><\/span><strong>What is the price of Regeneron\u2019s drug?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The drug is currently given for free because it is only used in clinical trials and through compassionate use, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/10\/07\/upshot\/trump-hospital-costs-coronavirus.html\">the New York Times reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If it\u2019s approved for widespread use, the treatment could cost thousands of dollars, similar to other monoclonal antibody treatments, according to the report.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For forums sites go to <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.buradabiliyorum.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forum.BuradaBiliyorum.Com<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/article\/what-is-regenerons-covid-19-treatment-touted-by-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;#What is Regeneron&#8217;s COVID-19 treatment touted by Trump?&#8221; 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