Passive immunotherapy for adults hospitalized with COVID-19: An individual participant data meta-analysis of six randomized controlled trials

Kirk U. Knowlton, Lianne K. Siegel, Christina E. Barkauskas, Sanjay Bhagani, Nila J. Dharan, Edward M. Gardner, Robert L. Gottlieb, Marie Helleberg, Helene C. Highbarger, Thomas L. Holland, Christian Kjer Heerfordt, Susana Lazarte, Lindsey M. Leither, Joseph Lutaakome, Magdalena Ardelt, Eleftherios Mylonakis, Sean W. X. Ong, Jeffrey Scott Overcash, Hassan Taha, Phyllis C. Tien, Barbara W. Trautner, David Vallee, Amy C. Weintrob, Giota Touloumi, Abdel G. Babiker, Unknown

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004616
Published: 2025-07-07
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pmed.1004616,
  title = {Passive immunotherapy for adults hospitalized with COVID-19: An individual participant data meta-analysis of six randomized controlled trials},
  author = {Kirk U. Knowlton and Lianne K. Siegel and Christina E. Barkauskas and Sanjay Bhagani and Nila J. Dharan and Edward M. Gardner and Robert L. Gottlieb and Marie Helleberg and Helene C. Highbarger and Thomas L. Holland and Christian Kjer Heerfordt and Susana Lazarte and Lindsey M. Leither and Joseph Lutaakome and Magdalena Ardelt and Eleftherios Mylonakis and Sean W. X. Ong and Jeffrey Scott Overcash and Hassan Taha and Phyllis C. Tien and Barbara W. Trautner and David Vallee and Amy C. Weintrob and Giota Touloumi and Abdel G. Babiker and Unknown},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {PLOS Medicine},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pmed.1004616},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004616}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Passive immunotherapy for adults hospitalized with COVID-19: An individual participant data meta-analysis of six randomized controlled trials
AU  - Kirk U. Knowlton
AU  - Lianne K. Siegel
AU  - Christina E. Barkauskas
AU  - Sanjay Bhagani
AU  - Nila J. Dharan
AU  - Edward M. Gardner
AU  - Robert L. Gottlieb
AU  - Marie Helleberg
AU  - Helene C. Highbarger
AU  - Thomas L. Holland
AU  - Christian Kjer Heerfordt
AU  - Susana Lazarte
AU  - Lindsey M. Leither
AU  - Joseph Lutaakome
AU  - Magdalena Ardelt
AU  - Eleftherios Mylonakis
AU  - Sean W. X. Ong
AU  - Jeffrey Scott Overcash
AU  - Hassan Taha
AU  - Phyllis C. Tien
AU  - Barbara W. Trautner
AU  - David Vallee
AU  - Amy C. Weintrob
AU  - Giota Touloumi
AU  - Abdel G. Babiker
AU  - Unknown
PY  - 2025
JO  - PLOS Medicine
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004616
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004616
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Knowlton, K. U., Siegel, L. K., Barkauskas, C. E., Bhagani, S., Dharan, N. J., Gardner, E. M., Gottlieb, R. L., Helleberg, M., Highbarger, H. C., Holland, T. L., Heerfordt, C. K., Lazarte, S., Leither, L. M., Lutaakome, J., Ardelt, M., Mylonakis, E., Ong, S. W. X., Overcash, J. S., Taha, H., Tien, P. C., Trautner, B. W., Vallee, D., Weintrob, A. C., Touloumi, G., Babiker, A. G., & Unknown (2025). Passive immunotherapy for adults hospitalized with COVID-19: An individual participant data meta-analysis of six randomized controlled trials. PLOS Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004616

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