Antibodies to combat viral infections: development strategies and progress

G Pantaleo, B Correia, C Fenwick, VS Joo… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are appealing as potential therapeutics and prophylactics for
viral infections owing to characteristics such as their high specificity and their ability to …

COVID-19 vaccines in patients with cancer: immunogenicity, efficacy and safety

A Fendler, EGE de Vries… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Patients with cancer have a higher risk of severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and
associated mortality than the general population. Owing to this increased risk, patients with …

Imprinted SARS-CoV-2 humoral immunity induces convergent Omicron RBD evolution

Y Cao, F Jian, J Wang, Y Yu, W Song, A Yisimayi… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Continuous evolution of Omicron has led to a rapid and simultaneous emergence of
numerous variants that display growth advantages over BA. 5 (ref.). Despite their divergent …

Antiviral neutralizing antibodies: from in vitro to in vivo activity

DR Burton - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2023 - nature.com
Neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) are being increasingly used as passive antiviral reagents in
prophylactic and therapeutic modalities and to guide viral vaccine design. In vivo, nAbs can …

Increased resistance of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant to neutralization by vaccine-elicited and therapeutic antibodies

T Tada, H Zhou, BM Dcosta, MI Samanovic… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background SARS-CoV-2 vaccines currently authorized for emergency use have been
highly successful in preventing infection and lessening disease severity. The vaccines …

COVID-19 therapeutics

D Focosi, M Franchini, F Maggi… - Clinical microbiology …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Since the emergence of COVID-19 in 2020, an unprecedented range of therapeutic options
has been studied and deployed. Healthcare providers have multiple treatment approaches …

[HTML][HTML] Further humoral immunity evasion of emerging SARS-CoV-2 BA. 4 and BA. 5 subvariants

F Jian, Y Yu, W Song, A Yisimayi, L Yu… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Multiple BA. 4 and BA. 5 subvariants with Arg346 mutations in the spike glycoprotein have
been identified in various countries, such as BA. 4.6, BF. 7, BA. 5.2. 6, BA. 4.1. 9, and BE. 1.2 …

Extracellular vesicles mediate antibody-resistant transmission of SARS-CoV-2

B **a, X Pan, RH Luo, X Shen, S Li, Y Wang, X Zuo… - Cell discovery, 2023 - nature.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused a global
pandemic. Antibody resistance dampens neutralizing antibody therapy and threatens …

Evolution of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variants: genetic impact on viral fitness

W Liu, Z Huang, J **ao, Y Wu, N **a, Q Yuan - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
Over the last three years, the pandemic of COVID-19 has had a significant impact on
people's lives and the global economy. The incessant emergence of variant strains has …

Sotrovimab: a review of its efficacy against SARS-CoV-2 variants

D Focosi, A Casadevall, M Franchini, F Maggi - Viruses, 2024 - mdpi.com
Among the anti-Spike monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), the S-309 derivative sotrovimab was
the most successful in having the longest temporal window of clinical use, showing a high …