Cancer drug cures COVID-19 patient with acute respiratory distress

(Philipps-Universit ä t Marburg) A successfully treated case at the Marburg University Medical Center is raising hope for a COVID-19 cure: The team has successfully used the cancer drug ruxolitinib for the first time to cure a patient suffering from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) after infection with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Oncologist Professor Dr. Andreas Neubauer and his colleagues report on the successfully treated case in the scientific journal Leukemia.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news