IMM-BCP-01, a patient-derived anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody cocktail, is active across variants of concern including Omicron BA.1 and BA.2
They found that this combination potently neutralized all variants of concern, including Omicron BA.1 and BA.2. This correlated to robust clearance of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern, including Omicron BA.1, in a hamster model. Structural analyses showed that the three antibodies recognized nonoverlapping portions of the spike protein, suggesting that they might better recognize new spike mutations in future variants of concern. Thus, the authors describe potent antibody cocktail for treating SARS-CoV-2 and its variants of concern.
Citations & References
Pavel A. Nikitin et al. ,IMM-BCP-01, a patient-derived antiSARS-CoV-2 antibody cocktail, is active across variants of concern including Omicron BA.1 and BA.2.Sci. Immunol.7,eabl9943(2022).DOI:10.1126/sciimmunol.abl9943
Authors
Pavel A. Nikitin , Jillian M. Dimuzio , John P. Dowling Nirja B. Patel Jamie L. Bingaman-Steele, Baron C. Heimbach Noeleya Henriquez , Chris Nicolescu, Antonio Polley, Eden L. Sikorski, Raymond J. Howanski, Mitchell Nath, Halley Shukla, Suzanne M. Scheaffer, James P. Finn, Li-Fang Liang, Todd Smith, Nadia Storm, Lindsay G. A. Mckay, Rebecca I. Johnson , Lauren E. Malsick, Anna N. Honko, Anthony Griffiths, Michael S. Diamond, Purnanand Sarma, Dennis H. Geising, Michael J. Morin, And Matthew K. Robinson
