GSK and VIR Biotechnology to Evaluate VIR-7832 in the Early Treatment of COVID-19

 GSK and VIR Biotechnology to Evaluate VIR-7832 in the Early Treatment of COVID-19

GSK and VIR Biotechnology to Evaluate VIR-7832 in the Early Treatment of COVID-19

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  • The companies signed an agreement with to evaluate VIR-7832 vs PBO in P-Ib/IIa AGILE study in patients with mild to mod. COVID-19. The trial is expected to be initiated in Q1’21 across up to five sites in the UK
  • The preclinical data demonstrated that VIR-7832 enhanced ability to clear infected cells and enhance virus-specific T cell function, treating or prevent COVID-19 infection
  • VIR-7832 is a dual-action mAb, currently being evaluated in two global P-III studies for the early treatment of COVID-19 in patients who are at high risk of hospitalization, and for hospitalized patients with COVID-19

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