BioVie advances long COVID trial, top-line data expected by summer

BioVie CEO Cuong Do joined Steve Darling from Proactive to provide an update on the company’s ongoing clinical efforts targeting long COVID, a condition that continues to affect an estimated 17 million Americans despite the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic having subsided. Do emphasized that long COVID remains a significant and persistent public health challenge, with many patients experiencing debilitating symptoms such as brain fog, chronic fatigue, and general malaise that can severely impact daily functioning and quality of life. He noted that unlike the initial viral infection, long COVID appears to involve lingering viral protein fragments or related biological remnants that may continue to stimulate the immune system even after the virus has been cleared from the body. This ongoing immune activation is believed to contribute to sustained inflammation, which in turn may drive the neurological and systemic symptoms associated with the condition. BioVie Inc. is focusing i...