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Cancer drug no longer considered for WHO trial against COVID-19 in PH

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Video courtesy of the Department of Health Participants still being recruited for remdesivir study MANILA — The Department of Health on Monday revealed that while the World Health Organization alread

y sent the Philippines a shipment of a cancer drug to treat COVID-19 patients, the international body had decided to no longer use it.

The Solidarity Trial is a multi-country clinical trial meant to fast-track the testing of off-label drugs against COVID-19. Vergeire said in October that the WHO was looking into cancer drug acalabrutinib, and that a shipment was on the way to the Philippines. Meanwhile, despite initial studies showing that it has no effect on the mortality of patients, remdesivir is still being used for the WHO Solidarity Trial.

 

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