This is the authors’ response to peer-review reports for “Early Experience With Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody Therapy for COVID-19: Retrospective Cohort Survival Analysis and Descriptive Study.”
Round 1 Review [1]
Formatting in paper [2] changed as requested
Figures changed
Added suggested contextualization
Fortified Discussion
Although we added references and discussion of the inflammatory response to cytokines, it should be recognized that these antibodies work by neutralization of the virus, not by affecting cytokines.
References
- 1.Anonymous Peer review of "Early Experience With Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody Therapy for COVID-19: Retrospective Cohort Survival Analysis and Descriptive Study". JMIRx Med. 2021 Sep;2(3):e33499. doi: 10.2196/29638. https://med.jmirx.org/2021/3/e33499/ [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
- 2.Jarrett M, Licht W, Bock K, Brown Z, Hirsch J, Coppa K, Brar R, Bello S, Nash I. Early experience with neutralizing monoclonal antibody therapy for COVID-19: retrospective cohort survival analysis and descriptive study. JMIRx Med. 2021 Sep;2(3):e29638. doi: 10.2196/29638. https://med.jmirx.org/2021/3/e29638/ [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]