SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A drug used in cancer treatment can treat patients with moderate to severe forms of Covid-19, according to a study by Singapore and US researchers.
They found that Topotecan, which is used in chemotherapy, reduced the severity and death rates of infection by Sars-Cov-2 - the virus causing Covid-19 - by suppressing inflammation in the lungs of laboratory animals.
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