Arthritis drug seen helping Covid-19 patients in small study

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ZURICH (BLOOMBERG) - A drug for rheumatoid arthritis appeared to help improve lung function in hospitalised Covid-19 patients, a positive sign for treating those with severe inflammation in their organs.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

ZURICH - A drug for rheumatoid arthritis appeared to help improve lung function in hospitalised Covid-19 patients, a positive sign for treating those with severe inflammation in their organs.

"In the story of host-meets-virus, we tend to focus on the virus," Dr Kate Kernan and Dr Scott Canna of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre wrote in an accompanying editorial."These and other emerging data rightly focus more attention on the host inflammatory response and might herald a shift in how we approach the host-virus relationship."

A randomised controlled trial of intravenous anakinra to treat Covid-19 is underway, but is assessing lower doses and doesn't include patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.

 

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