COPTER: COVID-19 CONVALESCENT PLASMA THERAPY EXPANDED ACCESS REGISTRY STUDY
Professor Greg Fegan was awarded a grant of £2,000 from the alumni-funded emergency Covid-19 Response Fund to do preparatory work on a study looking at possible benefits of treating patients suffering from severe Covid-19 with ‘convalescent plasma’. This is blood plasma donated by patients who have recovered from confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection and which might contain protective antibodies.
The work carried out involves amending the data capture system used in a large scale US study by the MAYO clinic to collect data for a Welsh-based registry that will help scientists better understand if and how convalescent plasma therapy might improve patient outcomes. This work is being done in partnership with the Welsh Blood Service and immunologists at University Hospital Wales who are leading this work.