Experimental Unapproved Treatments for COVID-19
- Name
- Experimental Unapproved Treatments for COVID-19
- Accession Number
- DBCAT005151
- Description
Drugs that are being investigated as potential treatment options for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Towards the end of 2019, a large number of patients in Wuhan, China presented with atypical pneumonia. The cause of this disease was identified as 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which was renamed Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) on February 11, 2020 by the World Health Organization (WHO).
- Drugs
Drug Drug Description Ritonavir An HIV protease inhibitor used in combination with other antivirals in the treatment of HIV infection. Chloroquine An antimalarial drug used to treat susceptible infections with P. vivax, P. malariae, P. ovale, and P. falciparum. It is also used for second line treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. Darunavir A HIV protease inhibitor used in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in patients with history of prior antiretroviral therapies. Lopinavir An HIV-1 protease inhibitor used in combination with ritonavir to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Galidesivir Galidesivir is an adenosine analogue that has been investigated for use against Zaire Ebolavirus. In animal studies, galidesivir was effective in increasing the survival rates from infections caused by various... Favipiravir An antiviral used to manage influenza, and that has the potential to target other viral infections. Umifenovir A dual direct-acting antiviral/host-targeting agent used in the treatment and prophylaxis of influenza and other respiratory viruses. Human interferon beta A polypeptide drug used in the treatment of relapsing forms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Triazavirin An antiviral used to treat several strains of influenza. TMC-310911 TMC-310911 (also known as ASC-09) is a novel investigational protease inhibitor (PI) that is structurally similar to the currently available darunavir. It is being investigated for use in HIV-1 infections.... Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine An mRNA vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, in patients aged 18 years and older. Ad5-nCoV Ad5-nCoV is a recombinant adenovirus type-5 vector (Ad5) vaccine currently being investigated for prophylaxis against SARS-CoV-2.[L12675,L12678] It is being developed by CanSino Biologics Inc., in partnership with the Beijing Institute... AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine A two-dose replication-deficient adenovirus vector vaccine used to prevent COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2. Fingolimod A sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulator used to treat patients with the relapsing-remitting form of multiple sclerosis (MS) and studied to manage lung complications of COVID-19. Methylprednisolone A corticosteroid used to treat inflammation or immune reactions across a variety of organ systems, endocrine conditions, and neoplastic diseases. Bevacizumab A monoclonal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor antibody used in combination with antineoplastic agents for the treatment of many types of cancer. Leronlimab A humanized monoclonal antibody being investigated Azithromycin A macrolide antibiotic used to treat a variety of bacterial infections. N4-Hydroxycytidine A cytidine analog being investigated to treat COVID-19. EIDD-2801 An orally bioavailable isopropylester cytidine analog being investigated to treat COVID-19. Elbasvir An antiviral and NS5A inhibitor used to treat hepatitis C infections. Tocilizumab An interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor antagonist used to treat Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS), Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (sJIA), Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). GS-441524 An experimental nucleoside analog antiviral investigated for its use in the treatment of Ebola and SARS-CoV-2 infections. Tridecactide An investigational modified alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone being studied for the treatment of COVID-19. Metenkefalin An investigational endogenous opioid being studied for the treatment of COVID-19. Vazegepant Vazegepant is an antagonist of the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor currently in phase 3 trials in an intranasal formulation for the treatment of migraine. If FDA approved, it will... Ibuprofen An NSAID and non-selective COX inhibitor used to treat mild-moderate pain, fever, and inflammation. Anti-SARS-CoV-2 REGN-COV2 Anti-SARS-COV-2 REGN-COV2 is a combination of novel antibodies designed by Regeneron for both the prevention and treatment of SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This drug is a combination of... Dexamethasone A glucocorticoid available in various modes of administration that is used for the treatment of various inflammatory conditions, including bronchial asthma, as well as endocrine and rheumatic disorders. COVID-19 convalescent plasma COVID-19 convalescent plasma is plasma collected from patients who have acquired and subsequently recovered from COVID-19 and which contains antibodies against the causative agent SARS-CoV-2. This investigational COVID-19 treatment is... INO-4800 INO-4800 is a DNA vaccine containing the full sequence for the SARS-CoV-2 Spike (S) protein in development for immunization against COVID-19. Early in vitro studies using HEK-293T cells demonstrated that... BNT162b1 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine BNT162b1 is one of four advanced mRNA-based vaccines being developed through "Project Lightspeed," a joint program between Pfizer and BioNTech.[L15002, L15007] BNT162b1 is a nucleoside modified mRNA (modRNA) vaccine encoding... BNT162a1 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine BNT162a1 is one of four advanced mRNA-based vaccines being developed through "Project Lightspeed," a joint program between Pfizer and BioNTech.[L15002, L15007] BNT162a1 is a uridine mRNA (uRNA) vaccine formulated in... BNT162c2 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine BNT162c2 is one of four advanced mRNA-based vaccines being developed through "Project Lightspeed," a joint program between Pfizer and BioNTech.[L15002, L15007] BNT162c2 is a self-amplifying mRNA (saRNA) vaccine formulated in... Colchicine An alkaloid used in the symptomatic relief of pain in attacks of gout and to treat the inflammatory symptoms of Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF). Bamlanivimab A neutralizing human IgG1κ monoclonal antibody against the SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein for use in patients aged 12 and over at high risk of developing severe COVID-19. AZD7442 AZD7442 is a combination of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies (AZD8895 + AZD1061) currently undergoing phase I clinical trials for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19. It was developed by AstraZeneca with the... GC-376 free acid GC-376 is a 3C-like protease (3CLpro or Mpro) inhibitor that stops the cleavage and activation of functional viral proteins required for replication and transcription in host cells . The compound... GC-373 GC-373 is a peptide aldehyde which is metabolized from the bisulfide adduct, GC-376 free acid[A219031,A219036]. It is an inhibitor of Mpro (otherwise known as 3CLpro), a viral encoded protease that... Ifenprodil N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors (NMDARs) are members of the ionotropic glutamate receptor family, with key roles in brain development and neurological function.[A220118, A220128] NMDARs are heterotetramers that typically involve a dimer... Abivertinib Abivertinib is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor targeted against mutant forms of both human epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK). It has been investigated for use in... Etesevimab Etesevimab (LY-CoV016, also known as JS016) is a fully human and recombinant monoclonal antibody that targets the SARS-CoV-2 surface spike protein receptor binding domain.[L16651,L16661] Baricitinib A Janus kinase inhibitor used to treat moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis that has responded poorly to at least one TNF antagonist. Subasumstat Subasumstat is under investigation in clinical trial NCT03648372 (A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Preliminary Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics (PK) of TAK-981 in Adult Participants With Advanced or Metastatic Solid... Alunacedase alfa Alunacedase alfa is a recombinant and soluble glycosylated form of human ACE2. This recombinant version of the enzyme has antihypertensive and potential antineoplastic activities. Zansecimab Zansecimab is under investigation in clinical trial NCT04342897 (A Study of LY3127804 in Participants With COVID-19). Goflikicept Goflikicept is under investigation in clinical trial NCT04380519 (Study of the Efficacy and Safety of a Single Administration of Olokizumab and RPH-104 With Standard Therapy in Patients With Severe Severe... Azvudine Azvudine is under investigation in clinical trial NCT04668235 (Study on Safety and Clinical Efficacy of AZVUDINE in COVID-19 Patients (Sars-cov-2 Infected)). Mosedipimod Mosedipimod has been used in trials studying the supportive care and treatment of Chemotherapy-induced Neutropenia. Thymoquinone Thymoquinone is a natural compound with widespread protective effects, including anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, anti-cancer, and anti-microbial. CD24Fc CD24Fc is a biological immunomodulator originally developed to address graft-versus-host disease in stem cell transplantation in leukemia patients. Tin protoporphyrin IX Not Available Rexin G Rexin-G is a tumor-targeted, injectable retroviral vector carrying a mutant form of the cyclin G1 gene. It is under development by Epeius Biotechnologies for the potential treatment of metastatic cancer.... AT-527 Not Available Meplazumab Meplazumab is a humanized anti-CD147 antibody being investigated as an add-on therapy in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. Oleic monoethanolamide Not Available MAS825 Not Available ATYR1923 ATYR1923 is a fusion protein comprised of the immuno-modulatory domain of histidyl tRNA synthetase fused to the FC region of a human antibody. It is a selective modulator of neuropilin-2... Pam2csk4 Not Available Carrimycin Not Available Inbakicept Not Available PF-07304814 PF-07304814 is a small molecule prodrug that targets the 3CLpro protease (Mpro), which is used by viruses like SARS-CoV-2 to assemble and multiply . Once administered through intravenous infusion, the... PF-07321332 An oral protease inhibitor in clinical trials for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infections. Fostamatinib A spleen tyrosine kinase inhibitor used to treat chronic immune thrombocytopenia after attempting one other treatment. Sotrovimab A monoclonal antibody for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in patients at increased risk for death or hospitalization. - Drugs & Drug Targets