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AZ’s STORM CHASER Falls Short On Ambitious COVID Symptom Goal

But Data Point To Success

 
• By Andrew McConaghie

AstraZeneca had wanted to outperform Regeneron and Lilly in post-exposure prevention, but will now hope for more durable protection from its long-acting antibody.

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AstraZeneca has agreed a $691m advance purchase deal on its long-acting antibody therapy with the US government, contingent on regulatory approval.

AstraZeneca has unveiled disappointing results from its STORM CHASER study, the first read-out from its contender in the COVID-19 antibody therapy field, AZD7442.

The result means that AstraZeneca has missed out on a chance to set its AZD7442 (tixagevimab plus cilgavimab) apart from...

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