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| Coronavirus patients rush to join studies of Gilead drug |
| 2020-04-07 |
| [AP] The new coronavirus made Dr. Jag Singh a patient at his own hospital. His alarm grew as he saw an X-ray of his pneumonia-choked lungs and colleagues asked his wishes about life support while wheeling him into Massachusetts General’s intensive care unit. When they offered him a chance to help test remdesivir, an experimental drug that’s shown promise against some other coronaviruses, "it did not even cross my mind once to say ’no,’" said Singh, a heart specialist. Coronavirus patients around the world have been rushing to join remdesivir studies that opened in hospitals in the last few weeks. Interest has been so great that the U.S. National Institutes of Health is expanding its study, which has nearly reached its initial goal of 440 patients. The drug’s maker, California-based Gilead Sciences, is quickly ramping up its own studies, too. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 People around the world have gotten Gilead drug on compassionate use basis. BoJo could get it unless the NHS somehow has a rule against it. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2020-04-07 11:49 |
| #2 Let's hope it doesn't get to that point, but might this be an option for BoJo? |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-04-07 06:53 |
| #1 “Gilead started research into remdesivir more than a decade ago. We are now in a position to consider its potential to treat COVID-19 and rapidly progress its development, and these clinical trials will help generate important data on the safety and efficacy of the medication in the coming weeks,” said Hilary Hutton-Squire, VP and GM of Gilead Sciences UK and Ireland. Fierce Biotech Link found here. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-04-07 03:32 |