Eli Lilly & Co. is ending a clinical trial of its antibody drug bamlanivimab in hospitalized COVID-19 patients after federal researchers concluded the therapy produced no marked improvement.
The study of the monoclonal antibody called bamlanivimab was initially paused by the company on Oct. 13 out of “an abundance of caution,” because of a potential safety concern. For this particular study the therapy was being used in combination with remdesivir, an antiviral with emergency use authorization for the virus.
Remdesivir was among the medications President Trump received after contracting the coronavirus.
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