Convalescent plasma therapy

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Research

Mayo Clinic researchers are studying the use of COVID-19 convalescent plasma therapy. They are focusing on people in the hospital for COVID-19 and people with severely weakened immune systems who have COVID-19.

The goal is to determine if COVID-19 convalescent plasma therapy improves the chance of recovery for people with the most severe disease. They also plan to test whether COVID-19 convalescent plasma can help keep people who are moderately sick from getting sicker. And they will test COVID-19 convalescent plasma to see if it helps prevent the need for hospitalization.

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Publications

See a list of publications about convalescent plasma therapy by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.

Research Profiles

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  1. Investigational COVID-19 convalescent plasma. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents/investigational-covid-19-convalescent-plasma. Accessed May 2, 2023.
  2. Hoffman R, et al. Principles of plasma and plasma derivatives. In: Hematology. 8th edition. Elsevier. 2023. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed May 2, 2023.
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  4. Emergency use authorization. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/mcm-legal-regulatory-and-policy-framework/emergency-use-authorization. Accessed May 2, 2023.
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  6. COVID-19 convalescent plasma. National Institutes of Health. https://www.covid19treatmentguidelines.nih.gov/therapies/antivirals-including-antibody-products/covid-19-convalescent-plasma/. Accessed May 2. 2023.
  7. Rajendran K, et al. Convalescent plasma transfusion for the treatment of COVID-19: Systematic review. Journal of Medical Virology. 2020; doi:10.1002/jmv.25961.
  8. Senefeld JW, et al. COVID-19 Convalescent plasma for the treatment of immunocompromised patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the American Medical Association: Network Open. 2023; doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.50647.
  9. COVID-19 treatments and medications. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/your-health/treatments-for-severe-illness.html. Accessed May 2, 2023.
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