Therapeutics Pipeline Landscape of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
The COVID-19 therapeutic pipeline consists of 89 drugs spanning all stages of development (discovery to Phase III); 16 of these drugs have reached clinical-stage development, Phases I–III. The pipeline is largely in the early stage, with approximately 69% of the drugs in discovery and preclinical phases. The lack of a vaccine means that the outbreak has spread nearly unabated, slowed only by such prevention measures as social distancing without the benefit of any vaccine-conferred immunity in the population.
For patients diagnosed with COVID-19, the unavailability of any treatments proven to be efficacious in relieving symptoms, and treating the underlying disease means that supportive care is the only therapeutic option.