PMID- 35088444 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220323 LR - 20231105 IS - 1096-9071 (Electronic) IS - 0146-6615 (Linking) VI - 94 IP - 5 DP - 2022 May TI - The impact of neutralizing monoclonal antibodies on the outcomes of COVID-19 outpatients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. PG - 2222-2229 LID - 10.1002/jmv.27623 [doi] AB - To assess the clinical efficacy and safety of neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (mABs) for outpatients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, ClinicalTrials.gov, and World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) databases were searched from inception to July 19, 2021. Only randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that assessed the clinical efficacy and safety of neutralizing mABs in the treatment of COVID-19 outpatients were included. The Cochrane risk-of-bias tool was used to assess the quality of the included RCTs. The primary outcome was the risk of COVID-19-related hospitalization or emergency department (ED) visits. The secondary outcomes were the risk of death and adverse events (AEs). Five articles were included, in which 3309 patients received neutralizing mAB and 2397 patients received a placebo. A significantly lower rate of hospitalization or ED visits was observed among patients who received neutralizing mABs than those who received a placebo (1.7% vs. 6.5%, odds ratios (OR): 0.26; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.19-0.36; I(2) = 0%). In addition, the rate of hospitalization was significantly lower in the patients who received neutralizing mABs than in the control group (OR: 0.24; 95% CI: 0.17-0.34; I(2) = 0%). The mortality rate was also significantly lower in the patients who received neutralizing mABs than in the control group (OR: 0.16; 95% CI: 0.05-0.58; I(2) = 3%). Neutralizing mABs were associated with a similar risk of any AE (OR: 0.81; 95% CI: 0.64-1.01; I(2) = 52%) and a lower risk of serious AEs (OR: 0.37; 97% CI: 0.19-0.72; I(2) = 45%) compared with a placebo. Neutralizing mABs can help reduce the risk of hospitalization or ED visits in COVID-19 outpatients. For these patients, neutralizing mABs are safe and not associated with a higher risk of AEs than a placebo. CI - (c) 2022 Wiley Periodicals LLC. FAU - Lin, Wei-Ting AU - Lin WT AD - Department of Orthopedic, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan. FAU - Hung, Shun-Hsing AU - Hung SH AD - Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Chi-Mei Hospital, Chia Li, Tainan, Taiwan. FAU - Lai, Chih-Cheng AU - Lai CC AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-6334-2388 AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Tainan Branch, Tainan, Taiwan. FAU - Wang, Cheng-Yi AU - Wang CY AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Cardinal Tien Hospital and School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan. FAU - Chen, Chao-Hsien AU - Chen CH AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2176-3504 AD - Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. AD - Department of Medicine, MacKay Medical College, New Taipei City, Taiwan. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Meta-Analysis PT - Systematic Review DEP - 20220207 PL - United States TA - J Med Virol JT - Journal of medical virology JID - 7705876 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Monoclonal) RN - 0 (Antibodies, Neutralizing) SB - IM MH - Antibodies, Monoclonal/adverse effects MH - Antibodies, Neutralizing/therapeutic use MH - Humans MH - Outpatients MH - Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic MH - *COVID-19 Drug Treatment PMC - PMC9015482 OTO - NOTNLM OT - COVID-19 OT - emergency department OT - hospitalization OT - neutralizing monoclonal antibody OT - safety EDAT- 2022/01/29 06:00 MHDA- 2022/03/24 06:00 CRDT- 2022/01/28 05:57 PHST- 2022/01/19 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/12/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/01/21 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/01/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/03/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/28 05:57 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/jmv.27623 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Med Virol. 2022 May;94(5):2222-2229. doi: 10.1002/jmv.27623. Epub 2022 Feb 7.