On November 9, 2020, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for bamlanivimab, an investigational monoclonal antibody therapy, for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in adult and pediatric patients who:
Bamlanivimab has shown through clinical trials to reduce COVID-19-related hospitalizations or emergency room visits in patients at high risk for disease progression within 28 days after treatment, compared to placebo. As part of the EUA, efficacy of the agent continues to be evaluated and several quality measures have been imposed to protect patients.
Read the FDAÂ announcement.
Posted 11/20/2020
Understanding both the benefits to be had from offering BsAb therapy to its community and the scope of this undertaking, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center took a novel approach with its APP-led BsAb step-up dosing clinic, which won the program a 2026 ACCC Innovator Award.
