6/23 Early treatment study
et al., Open Forum Infectious Diseases, doi:10.1093/ofid/ofab331 (Peer Reviewed)
Real-World Effectiveness and Tolerability of Monoclonal Antibody Therapy for Ambulatory Patients with Early COVID-19
Real-World Effectiveness and Tolerability of Monoclonal Antibody Therapy for Ambulatory Patients with Early COVID-19
Retrospective 115 patients treated with casirivimab/imdevimab showing lower mortality, hospital admission, and emergency department visits with treatment. Authors falsely state that "no other COVID-19 therapies for ambulatory patients have proven effective".
Effect extraction follows pre-specified rules prioritizing more serious outcomes. For an individual study the most serious outcome may have a smaller number of events and lower statistical signficance, however this provides the strongest evidence for the most serious outcomes when combining the results of many trials.
Webb et al., 6/23/2021, retrospective, USA, North America, peer-reviewed, 14 authors.
risk of death, 98.3% lower, RR 0.02, p = 0.63, treatment 0 of 115 (0.0%), control 57 of 5536 (1.0%), continuity correction due to zero event (with reciprocal of the contrasting arm).
risk of hospitalization, 91.1% lower, RR 0.09, p < 0.001, treatment 1 of 115 (0.9%), control 538 of 5536 (9.7%).
Effect extraction follows pre-specified rules prioritizing more serious outcomes. For an individual study the most serious outcome may have a smaller number of events and lower statistical signficance, however this provides the strongest evidence for the most serious outcomes when combining the results of many trials.
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