Convalescent plasma therapy in immunocompromised patients infected with
the BA.1 or BA.2 Omicron SARS-CoV-2
Abstract
The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant has led to a complete
reconfiguration of the therapeutic landscape, with most monoclonal
antibodies having lost any neutralization activity. We report here a
case series of 75 immunocompromised patients infected by the Omicron
variant who benefited of convalescent plasma. At baseline, 49 (68%) of
the participants had a WHO score of 5 and 23 (32%) a WHO score of 6. At
day 28 the case fatality was 24%. We observed no significant difference
in the clinical outcome between patients with hematological
malignancies, solid organ transplantation or auto-immune diseases. These
promising results require controlled studies.