Development of antiviral drugs for COVID-19 in 2025: unmet needs and future challenges
Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 25, 2025
The
success
in
the
COVID-19
pandemic
containment
largely
originated
from
vaccine-
and
infection-elicited
immunity,
with
SARS-CoV-2
infection
only
marginally
mitigated
by
availability
of
antiviral
drugs.
current
lack
effective
prophylactic
therapeutic
agents
immunocompromised
patients
highlights
need
for
a
radical
change
design
both
drug
manufacturing
clinical
trials.
In
this
review
authors
summarize
their
suggestions
manufacturers,
reviewing
classes
small
molecule
antivirals
passive
immunotherapies
highlighting
limitations
unexploited
potential.
Molecular
serological
testing
can
improve
appropriateness.
Efficacy
be
improved
combining
different
while
preserving
economical
sustainability.
Respiratory
delivery
should
better
investigated
Язык: Английский
Hyperimmune Plasma and Immunoglobulins Against COVID-19: A Narrative Review
Опубликована: Ноя. 22, 2023
Since
late
2019,
COVID-19,
a
severe
acute
respiratory
syndrome
pandemic,
was
caused
by
the
new
SARS-CoV-2
virus
belonging
to
Coronaviridae
family,
.
Several
antiviral
therapies,
mostly
derived
from
previous
epidemics,
were
initially
repurposed
fight
this
not
rarely
life-threatening
illness.
Among
them,
however,
only
specific
antibody-based
therapy
available
against
infection
during
first
year
of
pandemic
represented
COVID-19
convalescent
plasma
(CCP).
CCP,
collected
recovered
individuals,
contains
high
levels
polyclonal
antibodies
different
subclasses
able
neutralize
infection.
Tens
randomized
controlled
trials
have
been
conducted
last
three
years
evaluate
safety
and
clinical
efficacy
CCP
in
both
hospitalized
ambulatory
patients,
whose
main
results
will
be
summarized
narrative
review.
In
addition,
we
present
current
knowledge
on
development
anti-SARS-CoV-2
hyperimmune
immunoglobulins.
Язык: Английский
Incidentally detected West Nile virus‐RNA positive blood donors do not harbor high titers of neutralizing antibodies
Transfusion,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
64(8), С. 1588 - 1589
Опубликована: Авг. 1, 2024
Язык: Английский
Novel approaches for preventing COVID-19 infection in immunocompromised patients with hematologic malignancies
Expert Review of Hematology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Ноя. 29, 2024
COVID-19
is
a
continuing
challenge
for
immunocompromised
patients
with
hematological
malignancies.
Such
are
at
increased
risk
complications,
including
hospitalization,
respiratory
failure,
delay
of
anti-cancer
therapies,
and
even
death.
In
addition
to
non-pharmacologic
interventions,
the
main
strategies
prevention
in
such
vaccination
pre-exposure
prophylaxis.
Язык: Английский