Clinical outcomes and frequency of persistent infection among immunosuppressed patients treated with bebtelovimab for COVID-19 infection at an ambulatory cancer center.
Eduardo SanchezElizabeth M KrantzLeah YokeMolly GallaherPooja BhattacharyyaLisa SoZahra Kassamali EscobarFrank TverdekEmily A RosenZ Z QuinnMichelle SwetkySalma WaljiMarie H WilsonBrittany McCreeryDenise McCullochAmelia WeixlerPavitra RoychoudhuryMirta Maravilla RosasCatherine LiuPublished in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2024)
A coordinated systems-based approach led to prompt initiation of bebtelovimab within two days of testing positive in most patients. We observed few hospitalizations or deaths. Persistent infection was noted in 11% of patients with four requiring additional therapies, highlighting a need for novel strategies to manage immunosuppressed patients.