A unifying model to explain frequent SARS-CoV-2 rebound after nirmatrelvir treatment and limited prophylactic efficacy

Abstract In a pivotal trial (EPIC-HR), a 5-day course of oral ritonavir-boosted nirmatrelvir, given early during symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection (within three days of symptoms onset), decreased hospitalization and death by 89.1% and nasal viral load by 0.87 log relative to placebo in high-risk indi...

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Main Authors: Shadisadat Esmaeili, Katherine Owens, Jessica Wagoner, Stephen J. Polyak, Judith M. White, Joshua T. Schiffer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49458-9