Two new trials soon will be underway in the United States
The National Institutes of Health announced on Tuesday that it is launching two advanced trials to test monoclonal antibodies in patients with COVID-19, one for patients with mild disease and another for patients who are hospitalized.
Since then, the program has"evaluated hundreds" of therapeutic agents with potential application to Covid-19, NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins said on Tuesday. The two newly launched advanced trials are part of that ACTIV program. The ACTIV 2 Phase 2 trial will be done in eight weeks and researchers should know by October or November if the therapeutic works, Fauci said."ACTIV 3 is a Phase 3 trial in hospitalized adults, but also begins with Lilly's monoclonal, but allows for other types of therapeutics as well," he said.
One trial underway is a Phase 3 trial that is currently recruiting residents and staff in long-term care facilities that have a recent case of Covid-19. That trial launched Monday.
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