Drugs used in antibody cocktail therapy
According to the summary of the city, about 75% of the 1032 patients who received "antibody cocktail therapy" mainly for mildly ill patients infected with the new coronavirus at medical institutions in Tokyo improved their symptoms. It is said that antibody cocktail therapy is highly effective if it is given within 7 days of the onset, and the city will establish a system that can be administered immediately after a positive result is found in a patient at risk of aggravation. [Related article] Tokyo's Corona 5th wave sudden expansion, optimism ... Governor Koike argued that "I've come to do what I can" to 147 medical institutions in Tokyo that performed antibody cocktail therapy from early August to September 3 On the other hand, the city interviewed and compiled the report. Of the 1032 patients, 771 (about 75%) were discharged due to decreased fever or no need for oxygen administration. The remaining 261 people (about 25%) had symptoms such as fever, but it seems that there were no cases of severe illness, and there were no deaths. Of the 1032 patients who were treated at the metropolitan public hospital, about 80% of the patients whose symptoms improved were also examined. About 51% were in their 40s and 50s, about 34% were in their 60s and above, and about 15% were in their 20s and 30s. The capital is an oxygen station located in the city's castle (Shibuya Ward), the Tsukiji Market site (Chuo Ward) to be opened within the month, and the Chofu Government Building (Chofu City) in Ajinomoto Stadium. Policy to implement. Establish a system to introduce medical institutions that can carry out both examination and administration by family doctors who have been consulted by people with fever symptoms and fever consultation centers in Tokyo. Immediate antibody cocktail therapy for infected people at risk of aggravation such as underlying illness. In addition, the hospitalization coordination headquarters in Tokyo will extract subjects for whom antibody cocktail therapy can be effective from the system for sharing information on infected persons, and connect them to medical institutions that can provide therapy if they so desire.Governor Yuriko Koike said, "It's getting worse.
Antibody cocktail therapy A treatment method in which a drug called "casilibimab" and "imdebimab" are mixed and administered once by intravenous drip. Among mild and moderately ill patients, those who are over 50 years old or who have a high risk of becoming severe, such as those with underlying illness, are targeted. In overseas clinical trials, it was effective in reducing the risk of hospitalization and death by 70%. This month, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare approved the administration, which was previously limited to inpatients, for inpatients and outpatients.
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