Association of subcutaneous or intravenous route of administration of casirivimab and imdevimab monoclonal antibodies with clinical outcomes in COVID-19
PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP Erin K Mccreary, J Ryan Bariola, MD Richard J Wadas, Judith A Shovel, Mary Kay Wisniewski, Michelle Adam, BS Debbie Albin, MS Tami Minnier, MD Mark Schmidhofer, MBA Russell Meyers, MD Oscar C Marroquin, MBA Kevin Collins, PhD William Garrard, Lindsay R Berry, PhD Scott Berry, PhD Amy M Crawford, PhD Anna Mcglothlin, MS Kelsey Linstrum, MS Anna Nakayama, MS Stephanie K Montgomery, MD Graham M Snyder, MD Donald M Yealy, MD MPH Derek C Angus, PhD Paula L Kip, MD MSc Christopher W Seymour, MD MPH David T Huang, PhD Kevin E Kip
doi:10.1101/2021.11.30.21266756
Findings: Among 1,956 propensity-matched adults, outpatients who received casirivimab and imdevimab subcutaneously had a 28-day rate of hospitalization or death of 3.4% (n=652) compared to 7.8% (n=1,304) in non-treated controls [risk ratio 0.44 (95% confidence interval: 0.28 to 0.68, p < .001)]. Among 2,185 outpatients who received subcutaneous (n=969) or intravenous (n=1,216) casirivimab and imdevimab, the 28-day rate of hospitalization/death was 2.8% vs. 1.7%, respectively, which resulted in an adjusted risk difference of 1.5% (95% confidence interval: -0.5% to 3.5%, p=.14). The 28-day adjusted risk differences comparing subcutaneous to intravenous route for death, ICU admission, and mechanical ventilation were 0.3% or less, although the 95% confidence intervals were wide. Meaning: Subcutaneously administered casirivimab and imdevimab is associated with reduced hospitalization or death amongst outpatients with mild to moderate COVID-19 compared to no treatment, and has a small, adjusted risk difference compared to patients treated intravenously.
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