July 1 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca said on Monday the EU drug regulator has accepted a market authorisation application for its investigational COVID-19 prevention drug, Sipavibart, under an accelerated assessment.

The submission was based on positive data from a late-stage trial that showed the drug helped reduce the incidence of COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients.

(Reporting by Yadarisa Shabong in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonia Cheema)