AstraZeneca to test impact of cancer drug Calquence on coronavirus patients [Reuters (UK)]
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AstraZeneca to start Calquence in COVID-19 trial - Reuters 2 Min Read (Reuters) - AstraZeneca Plc ( AZN.L ) said on Tuesday that it would start a clinical trial to assess the potential of Calquence in the treatment of the exaggerated immune response associated with COVID-19 infection in severely ill patients. Calquence is a BTK inhibitor and currently used to treat certain types of blood cancers. The drug has already been approved for the treatment of adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in the United States and a number of other countries. The announcement from AstraZeneca comes at a time when drugmakers around the world have been forced to pause or slow down clinical trials for other disease areas, as they focus on testing potential treatments for the fast-spreading coronavirus. The goal of the trial is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of adding the drug to best supportive care to reduce mortality and the need for assisted ventilation in patients with life-thr
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