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Eli Lilly Pulls The Plug On Antibody Study

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which sponsored the study, pulled the plug Monday.
Posted at 11:48 AM, Oct 27, 2020
and last updated 2020-10-27 11:48:59-04

An antibody treatment study from Eli Lilly is officially over.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which sponsored the study, pulled the plug Monday. 

It said there was a low chance the treatment would be helpful for patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

In the study, the antibody treatment was being used in combination with remdesivir, a drug that has been approved for emergency use to treat the coronavirus.