Common heart drug may shield ears from chemo damage
NCT ID NCT06553157
Summary
This study tested whether statin drugs, commonly used for cholesterol, could reduce hearing loss caused by platinum-based chemotherapy. It involved 56 patients with solid tumors who were receiving this type of chemo. The goal was to see if adding a statin could protect their hearing, a common and often permanent side effect of treatment.
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Minia University hospital, department of oncology and nuclear medicine
Minya, Minya Governorate, 61519, Egypt
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