{"id":87271,"date":"2020-10-12T14:28:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T11:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/us-funding-sees-covid-19-antibody-trial-enter-next-phase\/"},"modified":"2020-10-12T14:28:32","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T11:28:32","slug":"us-funding-sees-covid-19-antibody-trial-enter-next-phase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/us-funding-sees-covid-19-antibody-trial-enter-next-phase\/","title":{"rendered":"#US funding sees Covid-19 antibody trial enter next phase"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#US funding sees Covid-19 antibody trial enter next phase<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n UK pharmaceuticals group AstraZeneca said on Monday it will advance trials of a Covid-19 treatment to a crucial third stage, after the United States invested $486 million (411 million euros) in its development.<\/p>\n

The US government’s investment will see up to 100,000 doses delivered “towards the end of 2020”, with the option for another one million doses next year, AstraZeneca said. <\/p>\n

The company is enrolling 6,100 participants in two separate testing regimes of the “long-acting antibody (LAAB)” combination treatment in the United States and other countries, starting “in the next weeks”.<\/p>\n

One will evaluate its safety and efficacy “to prevent infection for up to 12 months” and involves around 5,000 participants, the company said in a statement to the London Stock Exchange.<\/p>\n

The second will evaluate post-exposure prophylaxis and pre-emptive treatment in app<\/a>roximately 1,100 participants, it added.<\/p>\n

AstraZeneca said it is also planning additional trials to evaluate the drug in approximately 4,000 patients for the treatment of Covid-19.<\/p>\n

“This agreement with the US government will help accelerate the development of our long-acting antibody combination which has the potential to provide immedia<\/a>te and long-lasting effect in both preventing and treating COVID-19 infections,” chief executive Pascal Soriot said.\n <\/p>\n\n

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AstraZeneca starts UK COVID-19 drug trial\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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\n \u00a9 2020 AFP<\/p>\n

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