Regeneron CEO: Trump 'is a case of one' and 'weakest evidence' for Covid-19 treatment

[sabra]

Source: Politico

Regeneron chief executive Leonard Schleifer on Sunday said President Donald Trump's treatment with the company's experimental antibody cocktail is "a case of one," but stressed ongoing clinical trials still need to show its efficacy.

"The president's case is a case of one, and that's what we call a case report, and it is evidence of what's happening, but it's kind of the weakest evidence that you can get," Schleifer said in an interview on CBS' "Face the Nation."

Schleifer added that there were "some very interesting aspects" in Trump's case, such as his age. He also noted that the president "had some risk factors," and that Trump "did not have his own immune system in gear when he was sick and he got treated" with Regeneron's treatment.

He added that Trump‘s case is "perhaps the most analyzed case report ever" but is "just low down on the evidence scale that we really need."

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/11/regeneron-trump-covid-coronavirus-428691

[soothsayer]

1. Read: "He might get sick and die, plus he took other stuff

Also, I cashed in a lot of stock so I’m good”

[LisaL]

2. Trump was not producing his own antibodies to fight the virus.

He got experimental treatment that pretty much nobody else could get right now.

[Faux pas]

3. Kickin'

[Newest Reality]

4. Weather Report: Cloudy and crazy with a chance of cytokine storms.

[sarcasmo]

5. Bedminster golfing buddy of Trump's, CEO Leonard Schleifer.

[FarPoint]

6. I think it was the remdisivir with the steroids as key....

plus immediate intervention....I do look forward to the final results from the study groups on the Regeneron....I believe it is also promising...

[kiri]

7. if you have $200,000

for a copay

[LogicFirst]

8. Weakest case because he never had it.

Similar to Gov. DeWine: one test positive; next test negative.

[LymphocyteLover]

10. so all the people who were positive around him were not positive either?

Seems unlikely with all his lack of caution that he didn't get it

[LymphocyteLover]

9. hard to trust N of 1 primate studies