Cancer drug tested in fight against COVID-19

NCT ID NCT04394416

Summary

This study tested whether adding the cancer drug imatinib to standard hospital care could help adults hospitalized with COVID-19. The goal was to see if the drug could reduce deaths by potentially blocking the virus and reducing severe lung inflammation. The trial was stopped early after enrolling only 21 patients.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Maryland Medical Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

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