Monoclonal antibodies have gained attention in developing countries owing to its benefits portrayed by few clinical trial. However, no studies until now have been undergone in India.
Material: Aretro - prospective comparative observational study was conducted in symptomatic COVID19 patients to evaluate the impact of Casirivimab and Imdevimab antibody cocktail in the high-risk population. Through an extensive data retrieval for 6 months, 152 samples were documented and sorted into test (Casirivimab and Imdevimab treated patients, n=79) and control (Non- Casirivimab and Imdevimab treated individuals, n=73) subsets. The research had two phases; first, estimation of mechanical ventilation and high flow oxygen requirement and mortality in samples amidst the treatment, and second was the post COVID19 patients' feedback through validated (Cronbach's alpha coefficient= 0.7) questionnaire that evaluated their health and vaccination status, and treatment satisfaction.
Observation: We noticed lesser requisite for mechanical ventilation (6.3%; p<0.001), high flow oxygen (5.1%; p<0.001) and no death during Casirivimab and Imdevimab therapy. Meanwhile, non-vaccinated test groups were not on mechanical ventilation and those fully immunized seldom entailed high flow oxygen (test, 6.3%; control, 41.9%, p<0.01). On evaluating the post COVID19 status of each patient in the study, 90.1% of the test samples were healthy and 97.2% were satisfied with the treatment than those in control group.
Conclusion: Casirivimab and Imdevimab regimen was clinically beneficial for high risk COVID19 patients than those treated without the antibody cocktail.
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