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ORCID: 0000-0001-6060-8091, Kovacs, D, Scott, JT ORCID: 0000-0001-8030-5223, Jones, AP ORCID: 0000-0001-5253-730X, Harrison, EM ORCID: 0000-0002-5018-3066, Rosala-Hallas, A ORCID: 0000-0001-8012-9995, Gamble, CG ORCID: 0000-0002-3021-1955, Openshaw, PJM ORCID: 0000-0002-7220-2555, Baillie, JK ORCID: 0000-0001-5258-793X and Semple, MG ORCID: 0000-0001-9700-0418
(2021)
Evaluation of the effectiveness of remdesivir in severe COVID-19 using observational data from a prospective national cohort study.
[Preprint]
Abstract
<h4>Background</h4> Remdesivir has been evaluated in clinical trial populations, but there is a sparsity of evidence evaluating effectiveness in general populations. <h4>Methods</h4> Adults eligible to be treated with remdesivir, requiring oxygen but not ventilated, were identified from UK patients hospitalised with COVID-19. Patients treated with remdesivir within 24h of hospitalisation were compared with propensity-score matched controls; estimates of effectiveness were calculated for short-term outcomes (14-day mortality, 28-day mortality, time-to-recovery among others) using multivariable modelling. <h4>Results</h4> 9,278 out of 39,330 patients satisfied eligibility criteria. 1,549 patients were identified as ‘treated’ and matched with 4,964 controls. Patients were 62% male, mean (SD) age 63.1 (15.6) years, 80% ‘White’ ethnicity, and symptomatic for a median of 6 days prior to baseline. There was no statistically significant benefit of remdesivir at 14 days in terms of mortality or clinical status; there were signals of effectiveness in time-to-recovery after day 9, and a reduction in 28-day mortality. <h4>Conclusion</h4> In a real-world setting, initiation of remdesivir within 24h of hospitalisation in conjunction with standard of care was not associated with a benefit at 14 days but supports clinical trial evidence of a potential reduction in 28-day mortality.
| Item Type: | Preprint |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Comparative Effectiveness Research, Clinical Research, 3 Good Health and Well Being |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Clinical Directorate Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jun 2021 08:01 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Mar 2024 19:13 |
| DOI: | 10.1101/2021.06.18.21259072 |
| Open Access URL: | https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.06.18... |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3127439 |
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