Table 3.
Marburg countermeasures – treatment with antibodies.
Therapy | Manufacturer or source/contact | Description | NHP studies | Human use (INDs, case reports, phase 1 or 2) | Phase 3/RCTs | Regulatory approvals | Notes/special populations |
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Polyclonal concentrated IgG | Concentrated IgG derived from previously vaccinated NHP survivors from Marburg challenge | 100% protection (6 NHPs) with three doses starting 15–30 min or 48 h after infection | |||||
Monoclonal antibodies | |||||||
MR 191-N | Mapp Biopharmaceuticals, San Diego, CA, and Kentucky Bioprocessing | Human monoclonal antibody made in Nicotiana tobacco plants binds the receptor binding site of Marburg GP | 12/13 and 3/3 NHPs survived with treatment at D4/D7 or D5/D8 post infection | Used as an emergency IND for a U.S. lab exposure. Details not public |