Hongzhou Lu, George Zhang, John Mao, Xiaochun Chen, Yangqing Zhan, Ling Lin, Tianxiang Zhang, Yanan Tang, Feng Lin, Feiyue Zhu, Yuanlong Lin, Yiming Zeng, Kaiyu Zhang, Wenfang Yuan, Zhenyu Liang, Ruilin Sun, Liya Huo, Peng Hu, Yihua Lin, Xibin Zhuang, Zhaohui Wei, Xia Chen, Wenhao Yan, Xiuping Yan, Lisa Mu, Zhuhua Lin, Xinyu Tu, Hongshan Tan, Fuhu Huang, Zhiqiang Hu, Hongming Li, Guoping Li, Haijun Fu, Zifeng Yang, Xinwen Chen, Fu-Sheng Wang, Nanshan Zhong
BACKGROUND: GST-HG171 is a potent, broad-spectrum, orally bioavailable small-molecule 3C like protease inhibitor that has demonstrated greater potency and efficacy compared to Nirmatrelvir in pre-clinical studies. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of orally administered GST-HG171 plus Ritonavir in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infected with emerging XBB and non-XBB variants. METHODS: This randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2/3 trial was conducted in 47 sites in China among adult patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19 with symptoms onset ≤72 h...
May 2024: EClinicalMedicine