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Vir collaboration: potential best-in-class antibody for
COVID-19
Differentiated antibody approach
■ Vir-7831 potently neutralises SARS-CoV-2
High barrier of resistance1 due to unique binding properties
and a highly conserved epitope
Highly potent allowing
for a lower dose and
has the ability to recruit
other immune cells to kill
already infected cells 2,3
Has a "LS mutation"5
DYING PNEUMOCYTES
VIR-7831
UNFECTED PHEROCYTES
Neutralizes virus
1.
2.
Kills infected cells
3. Has a high barrier to resistance
which extends the antibody half life and increases the amount
of the drug in the lung
COMET-ICE study ongoing in patients at high risk of
hospitalisation; preliminary data expected by end 2020
Significant unmet need
■ Clear need for therapeutics despite active vaccine
development programmes
Significant demand for COVID-19 mAbs
gsk
■ Around 5% of infections are thought to require hospitalisation,
based on data to date
Additional opportunities planned
■ Phase 3 study in hospitalised patients with severe
COVID-19
■ Phase 3 study for prevention of symptomatic infection
■ Vir-7832 Phase 2 study
1. Adapted from Pinto et al. Nature (published online May 18, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2349-y
2. Piccoli et al, Cell (published online September 16, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.09.037
3. Schafer et al, BioRxib (published on line September 15, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.15.298067
4. Vir Investor Presentation https://investors.vir.bio/static-files/a14f9b2a-d9aa-4793-aa41-b2eee1fb33e7
5. Ko et al. Nature 2014;514(7524):642-5
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