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Rationale for baricitinib’s use in COVID-19 patients demonstrated


 

FROM SCIENCE ADVANCES

The study was supported by the Imperial Biomedical Research Centre and Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, the National Institute for Health Research, and the U.K. National Health Service’s Accelerated Access Collaborative. Dr. Stebbing has served on scientific advisory boards for Eli Lilly and other companies. Dr. Lenz had no relevant disclosures to report.

SOURCE: Stebbing J et al. Sci Adv. 2020 Nov 13. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abe4724 .

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