Eli Lilly and Incyte Receive FDA’s EUA for Baricitinib + Remdesivir to Treat Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19

November 20, 2020 Auto Bot baricitinib, Eli Lilly, Emergency Use Authorization, Incyte, receives, regulatory, remdesivir 0

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  • The EUA is based on ACCT-2 study assessing baricitinib (4mg, qd for 14 days or until hospital discharge) in combination with remdesivir vs PBO with remdesivir in hospitalized patients with/ out oxygen requirements
  • Result: Median time to recovery from 8-7days (12.5% improvement), patients who progressed to ventilation (23% vs 28%), patients who died @day29 (4.7% vs 7.1%) with a relative reduction of 35%; better clinical status @day15
  • This marks the second Lilly therapy to be granted a EUA, in addition to neutralizing Ab EUA for high-risk non-hospitalized patients, increasing the number of treatment options for COVID-19 patients at different stages of the disease

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