Open-Label Expanded Access for Ebola-Infected Patients to Receive Human MAb Ansuvimab As Therapeutic or for HR PEP

Summary

The human monoclonal antibody (mAb), ansuvimab (mAb114), will be provided to Ebola-infected patients as either a treatment or as PEP under an expanded access protocol. Ansuvimab is administered at 50 mg/kg as a single intravenous (IV) infusion

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