Treatment of COVID-19 with monoclonal antibodies casirivimab and imdevimab in pregnancy

Propose Pregnancy is a risk factor for severe COVID-19. Treatment with monoclonal antibodies has been shown to decrease the risk of progression to severe COVID-19, but there are few reports on treating pregnant women. Here, we describe the clinical outcome of seven hospitalized pregnant women treated with the casirivimab–imdevimab. Methods/Results Seven unvaccinated pregnant patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 met the monoclonal antibodies treatment criteria applied at our center. After consultations with obstetricians, the decisions to administer casirivimab–imdevimab to halt the progression of COVID-19 were made by two senior infectious diseases specialists. No patient experienced an adverse drug reaction, and only one patient progressed to severe disease. Two patients had a cesarian section performed during hospitalization, both with delivery of healthy babies. Three patients gave birth to healthy babies at a later time point, while two pregnancies are ongoing. Conclusion The hospitalized pregnant patients who received monoclonal antibodies due to COVID-19 had favorable outcomes, but further research is recommended to fully assess safety and efficacy of monoclonal antibody treatment in pregnancy..

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Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:51

Enthalten in:

Infection - 51(2022), 1 vom: 28. Apr., Seite 261-263

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Folkman, Rebecca [VerfasserIn]
Blennow, Ola [VerfasserIn]
Tovatt, Tuulikki [VerfasserIn]
Pettersson, Karin [VerfasserIn]
Nowak, Piotr [VerfasserIn]

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COVID-19
Coronavirus disease
Monoclonal antibodies
Pregnancy

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© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany 2022

doi:

10.1007/s15010-022-01829-4

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OLC2133591117