Key result
Sotrovimab prevents disease progression in mild-to-moderate COVID-19 with no link to epitope substitutions.
Why the study?
Does sotrovimab prevent disease progression in nonhospitalized participants with mild to moderate COVID-19 regardless of epitope substitutions?
RCT
Does sotrovimab prevent disease progression in nonhospitalized participants with mild to moderate COVID-19 regardless of epitope substitutions?
Disease progression in mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients treated with sotrovimab was not associated with identified variants of concern/interest or the presence of epitope substitutions.
Sotrovimab efficacy holds despite epitope substitutions or VOCs; extends COMET-ICE data by showing no progression link in treated participants.
Aim: Sotrovimab is an engineered human monoclonal antibody that binds a conserved region of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. The COMET-ICE phase III study evaluated sotrovimab for treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in nonhospitalized participants with ≥1 risk factor for severe disease progression. Materials & methods: We evaluated the presence of circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern or interest (VOCs/VOIs) and characterized the presence of baseline, post-baseline and emergent amino acid substitutions detected in the epitope of sotrovimab in SARS-CoV-2. Results: None of the sotrovimab-treated participants with baseline epitope substitutions, and 1 of 48 sotrovimab-treated participants with post-baseline epitope substitutions, met the primary clinical endpoint for progression. Conclusion: Overall, progression was not associated with identified VOC/VOI or the presence of epitope substitutions in sotrovimab-treated participants.
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Subramanian et al. (2023) conducted an RCT in mild to moderate COVID-19. Sotrovimab was evaluated on clinical endpoint for progression. Sotrovimab treatment in mild-to-moderate COVID-19 resulted in disease progression in 0 participants with baseline and 1 of 48 with post-baseline epitope substitutions, showing no variant association.
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