ウイルス薬は回復を早めるが入院率は低下させないことを確認(COVID antiviral speeds recovery but doesn’t reduce hospitalisation in vaccinated patients)

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2026-04-23 カーディフ大学

英カーディフ大学の研究によると、COVID-19治療薬の抗ウイルス薬は、ワクチン接種済み患者において回復までの時間を短縮する効果はあるが、入院率の低下には寄与しないことが示された。臨床データの解析により、抗ウイルス薬の投与は症状の持続期間を有意に短縮した一方で、重症化や入院を防ぐ効果は限定的であることが明らかとなった。この結果は、ワクチン接種によりすでに重症化リスクが低減している集団では、抗ウイルス薬の主な利点が症状軽減にあることを示唆する。研究は、治療戦略の最適化や医療資源配分の見直しに重要な知見を提供する。

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高リスク外来患者におけるCOVID-19に対する経口ニルマトレルビル・リトナビル併用療法 Oral Nirmatrelvir–Ritonavir for Covid-19 in Higher-Risk Outpatients New England Journal of Medicine

Christopher C. Butler, F.Med.Sci., Andrew D. Pinto, M.D., Victoria Harris, Ph.D., Jane Holmes, Ph.D., Najib M. Rahman, D.Phil., Lucy Cureton, B.Sc., Gail Hayward, D.Phil., +35 , for the PANORAMIC Trial and CanTreatCOVID Trial Collaborative Groups
The New England Journal of Medicine  Published: April 22, 2026
DOI:10.1056/NEJMoa2502457

Abstract

Background

Nirmatrelvir–ritonavir has been shown to reduce progression to severe illness from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in unvaccinated high-risk outpatients. The effectiveness of nirmatrelvir–ritonavir in persons who have been vaccinated, infected naturally, or both is unclear.

Methods

In two open-label platform trials (PANORAMIC in the United Kingdom and CanTreatCOVID in Canada), we enrolled higher-risk adults (≥50 years of age or ≥18 years of age with coexisting conditions) in the community who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and had been unwell for 5 days or less. The participants were randomly assigned to receive usual care plus nirmatrelvir (300 mg)–ritonavir (100 mg) twice a day for 5 days or to receive usual care alone. The primary outcome was hospitalization or death from any cause within 28 days after randomization.

Results

From December 8, 2021, to September 30, 2024, a total of 3516 participants in the PANORAMIC trial and 716 participants in the CanTreatCOVID trial underwent randomization. In the PANORAMIC trial, 14 of 1698 participants (0.8%) in the nirmatrelvir–ritonavir group and 11 of 1673 participants (0.7%) in the usual-care group were hospitalized or died (adjusted odds ratio, 1.18; 95% Bayesian credible interval, 0.55 to 2.62; probability of superiority, 0.334). In the CanTreatCOVID trial, 2 of 343 participants (0.6%) in the nirmatrelvir–ritonavir group and 4 of 324 participants (1.2%) in the usual-care group were hospitalized or died (adjusted odds ratio, 0.48; 95% Bayesian credible interval, 0.08 to 2.23; probability of superiority, 0.830). In a substudy involving 634 participants, viral load was reduced by the end of treatment with nirmatrelvir–ritonavir. Serious adverse events with nirmatrelvir–ritonavir were reported in 9 participants in the PANORAMIC trial and in 4 participants in the CanTreatCOVID trial.

Conclusions

In two open-label trials, nirmatrelvir–ritonavir did not reduce the incidence of hospitalization or death among vaccinated higher-risk participants with SARS-CoV-2 infection. (Funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, and others; PANORAMIC ISRCTN number, 2021-005748-31; CanTreatCOVID ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT05614349.)

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