TY - JOUR
T1 - Convalescent plasma in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY)
T2 - a randomised controlled, open-label, platform trial
AU - RECOVERY Collaborative Group
AU - Abani, Obbina
AU - Abbas, Ali
AU - Abbas, Fatima
AU - Abbas, Mustafa
AU - Abbasi, Sadia
AU - Abbass, Hakam
AU - Abbott, Alfie
AU - Abdallah, Nabeel
AU - Abdelaziz, Ashraf
AU - Abdelfattah, Mohamed
AU - Abdelqader, Bushra
AU - Abdo, David
AU - Abdul, Basir
AU - Abdul Rasheed, Althaf
AU - Abdulakeem, Ajibode
AU - Abdul-Kadir, Rezan
AU - Abdulle, Amina
AU - Abdulmumeen, Abdulfatahi
AU - Abdul-Raheem, Rasheed
AU - Abdulshukkoor, Niyaz
AU - Abdusamad, Kula
AU - Abed El Khaleq, Yazeed
AU - Abedalla, Mai
AU - Abeer Ul Amna, Abeer Ul Amna
AU - Abernethy, Katrina
AU - Aboaba, Adebanke
AU - Abo-Leyah, Hani
AU - Abou-Haggar, Ahmed
AU - Abouibrahim, Mahmoud
AU - Abraham, Miriam
AU - Abraham, Tizzy
AU - Abraheem, Abraheem
AU - Abrams, Judith
AU - Abu, Hyacinth John
AU - Abu-Arafeh, Ahmed
AU - Abubacker, Syed M.
AU - Abung, Akata
AU - Aceampong, Yaa
AU - Achara, Amaka
AU - Acharya, Devikumar
AU - Acheampong, Sarah
AU - Acheson, Janet
AU - Acosta, Andres
AU - Acton, Catherine
AU - Adabie-Ankrah, Jacqueline
AU - Adair, Sara
AU - Adam, Fiona
AU - Adam, Matthew
AU - Adamali, Huzaifa
AU - Naz, Farrah
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license
PY - 2021/5/29
Y1 - 2021/5/29
N2 - Background: Many patients with COVID-19 have been treated with plasma containing anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. We aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of convalescent plasma therapy in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19. Methods: This randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial (Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy [RECOVERY]) is assessing several possible treatments in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in the UK. The trial is underway at 177 NHS hospitals from across the UK. Eligible and consenting patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive either usual care alone (usual care group) or usual care plus high-titre convalescent plasma (convalescent plasma group). The primary outcome was 28-day mortality, analysed on an intention-to-treat basis. The trial is registered with ISRCTN, 50189673, and ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04381936. Findings: Between May 28, 2020, and Jan 15, 2021, 11558 (71%) of 16287 patients enrolled in RECOVERY were eligible to receive convalescent plasma and were assigned to either the convalescent plasma group or the usual care group. There was no significant difference in 28-day mortality between the two groups: 1399 (24%) of 5795 patients in the convalescent plasma group and 1408 (24%) of 5763 patients in the usual care group died within 28 days (rate ratio 1·00, 95% CI 0·93–1·07; p=0·95). The 28-day mortality rate ratio was similar in all prespecified subgroups of patients, including in those patients without detectable SARS-CoV-2 antibodies at randomisation. Allocation to convalescent plasma had no significant effect on the proportion of patients discharged from hospital within 28 days (3832 [66%] patients in the convalescent plasma group vs 3822 [66%] patients in the usual care group; rate ratio 0·99, 95% CI 0·94–1·03; p=0·57). Among those not on invasive mechanical ventilation at randomisation, there was no significant difference in the proportion of patients meeting the composite endpoint of progression to invasive mechanical ventilation or death (1568 [29%] of 5493 patients in the convalescent plasma group vs 1568 [29%] of 5448 patients in the usual care group; rate ratio 0·99, 95% CI 0·93–1·05; p=0·79). Interpretation: In patients hospitalised with COVID-19, high-titre convalescent plasma did not improve survival or other prespecified clinical outcomes. Funding: UK Research and Innovation (Medical Research Council) and National Institute of Health Research.
AB - Background: Many patients with COVID-19 have been treated with plasma containing anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. We aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of convalescent plasma therapy in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19. Methods: This randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial (Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy [RECOVERY]) is assessing several possible treatments in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in the UK. The trial is underway at 177 NHS hospitals from across the UK. Eligible and consenting patients were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive either usual care alone (usual care group) or usual care plus high-titre convalescent plasma (convalescent plasma group). The primary outcome was 28-day mortality, analysed on an intention-to-treat basis. The trial is registered with ISRCTN, 50189673, and ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04381936. Findings: Between May 28, 2020, and Jan 15, 2021, 11558 (71%) of 16287 patients enrolled in RECOVERY were eligible to receive convalescent plasma and were assigned to either the convalescent plasma group or the usual care group. There was no significant difference in 28-day mortality between the two groups: 1399 (24%) of 5795 patients in the convalescent plasma group and 1408 (24%) of 5763 patients in the usual care group died within 28 days (rate ratio 1·00, 95% CI 0·93–1·07; p=0·95). The 28-day mortality rate ratio was similar in all prespecified subgroups of patients, including in those patients without detectable SARS-CoV-2 antibodies at randomisation. Allocation to convalescent plasma had no significant effect on the proportion of patients discharged from hospital within 28 days (3832 [66%] patients in the convalescent plasma group vs 3822 [66%] patients in the usual care group; rate ratio 0·99, 95% CI 0·94–1·03; p=0·57). Among those not on invasive mechanical ventilation at randomisation, there was no significant difference in the proportion of patients meeting the composite endpoint of progression to invasive mechanical ventilation or death (1568 [29%] of 5493 patients in the convalescent plasma group vs 1568 [29%] of 5448 patients in the usual care group; rate ratio 0·99, 95% CI 0·93–1·05; p=0·79). Interpretation: In patients hospitalised with COVID-19, high-titre convalescent plasma did not improve survival or other prespecified clinical outcomes. Funding: UK Research and Innovation (Medical Research Council) and National Institute of Health Research.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00897-7
DO - 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00897-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 34000257
AN - SCOPUS:85106644551
SN - 0140-6736
VL - 397
SP - 2049
EP - 2059
JO - The Lancet
JF - The Lancet
IS - 10289
ER -