Remdesivir Fails to Prevent Covid-19 Deaths in Huge Trial
An antiviral widely used to treat hospitalized patients did not lower the mortality rate in a multinational trial.
Megan Ranney MD MPH
132d ago
Many of us are 🤷🏽♀️about the news that remdesivir may not, actually, change mortality for #COVID19.
Why?
nytimes.com/2020/10/15/hea… @KatherineJWu @ginakolata
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Remdesivir has been given to thousands of Covid-19 patients, including President Trump. A huge study by the W.H.O. confirms what a finding from earlier research: The drug does not seem to save lives.
can literally anyone be surprised by this?
we knew this all along.
this is why the NIH allowed gilead to change the primary endpoint of this trial 2 weeks before it read out: because it provided no survival benefit and they could see it in the data.
Remdesivir has been given to thousands of Covid-19 patients, including President Trump. A huge study by the W.H.O. confirms earlier research: The drug does not seem to save lives.
Remdesivir has been given to thousands of Covid-19 patients, including President Trump. A huge study by the W.H.O. confirms earlier research: The drug does not seem to save lives.
Remdesivir has been given to thousands of Covid-19 patients, including President Trump. A huge study by the W.H.O. confirms earlier research: The drug does not seem to save lives.
Remdesivir has been given to thousands of Covid-19 patients, including President Trump. A huge study by the W.H.O. confirms what a finding from earlier research: The drug does not seem to save lives.
New from @KatherineJWu and @ginakolata >> Remdesivir Fails to Prevent Covid-19 Deaths in Huge Trial
“The study’s authors called the findings “unpromising” and said they “suffice to refute early hopes” that [remdesivir] “will substantially reduce inpatient mortality, initiation of ventilation or hospitalization duration.” Sigh. This in 11,000 patients. ☹️
Remdesivir Fails to Prevent Covid-19 Deaths in Huge Trial: Critics said the study, sponsored by @WHO was too poorly conducted to be definitive.
nytimes.com/2020/10/15/hea… via @KatherineJWu & @ginakolata
ICYMI: Results with remdesivir. @UTSWIMchief @UTSWInternalMed @UTSWInfDis @chc_yek @InternFrench @BradCutrellMD @DrJulieTMD @RicardoLaHozMD @DinoKazi
📍#Remdesivir fails to prevent deaths among patients, according to new study of more than 11,000 people in 30 countries.
nytimes.com/2020/10/15/hea… @DrEricDing #Covid_19 @MJA_Editor