New CCC19 data offer insights on COVID treatments for people with cancer

(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Newly released data on treatment outcomes of people with cancer diagnosed with COVID-19 reveal a racial disparity in access to Remdesivir, an antiviral drug that has been shown to shorten hospital stays, and increased mortality associated with dexamethasone, a steroid that has had the opposite effect in the general patient population.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news