ECCMID 2023: Shionogi to Present Data Showing COVID-19 Symptom Recurrence is Not Associated with Ensitrelvir Treatment
: S-217622, hereafter “ensitrelvir”) will be published as posters at the 33rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen, Denmark 15 - 18 April 2023.
- : S-217622, hereafter “ensitrelvir”) will be published as posters at the 33rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Copenhagen, Denmark 15 - 18 April 2023.
- Ensitrelvir, known as Xocova® 125 mg tablet in Japan, received emergency regulatory approval from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
- The first late-breaking poster presentation included a post-hoc analysis of the Phase 3 part showing that viral rebound and symptom recurrence were infrequently seen up to 21 days after treatment with ensitrelvir.
- Symptom recurrence was rare and was not associated with viral RNA rebound.