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bamlanivimab and etesevimab together for treatment of COVID-19 in the U.S.

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for the treatment of COVID-19 – as planned with the FDA – follows the modification of contracts with the U.S. Lilly developed bamlanivimab and etesevimab for administration together to meet the potential challenge of treatment-resistant variants likely to resist treatment with either monoclonal antibody used alone.

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Bamlanivimab alone with the U.S. government and is focusing on supply of bamlanivimab and etesevimab together

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government for its neutralizing antibody therapies authorized for emergency use as a treatment for COVID-19. Lilly subsequently developed bamlanivimab and etesevimab for administration together, in order to meet the potential challenge of SARS-CoV-2 variants likely to resist treatment with either monoclonal antibody used alone.

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Lilly plans donation of COVID-19 therapies to Direct Relief for use in low- and lower-middle-income countries | Eli Lilly and Company

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This donation furthers both Lilly and Direct Relief’s charitable goal of providing access to COVID-19 treatments to patients in need by providing these medicines free of charge to low- and lower-middle-income countries. Baricitinib has not been approved for the treatment of COVID-19, but has been authorized for emergency use by the FDA.

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New Data Show Treatment with Lilly’s Neutralizing Antibodies Bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) and Etesevimab (LY-CoV016) Together Reduced Risk of COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Death by 70 Percent

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While the preliminary nature of Phase 2 results from COVID-19 neutralizing monoclonal antibodies may have limited acceptance of treatment, these Phase 3 data further strengthen the available evidence,” said Daniel Skovronsky, M.D., Lilly’s chief scientific officer and president of Lilly Research Laboratories.

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EMA issues advice on Lilly’s bamlanivimab (LY-CoV555) alone and administered together with etesevimab (LY-CoV016) for the treatment of confirmed COVID-19 in the European Union

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The opinion advises bamlanivimab alone and bamlanivimab administered together with etesevimab can be used for the treatment of confirmed COVID-19 in patients aged 12 years and older that do not require supplemental oxygen for COVID-19 and who are at high risk of progressing to severe COVID-19. The CHMP scientific opinion under Article 5.3

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Lilly’s bamlanivimab and etesevimab together reduced hospitalizations and death in Phase 3 trial for early COVID-19

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In this new Phase 3 cohort, there were four deaths total, all of which were deemed related to COVID-19 and all of which occurred in patients taking placebo; no deaths occurred in patients receiving treatment with bamlanivimab and etesevimab together. Lilly’s chief scientific officer and president of Lilly Research Laboratories.