The study’s latest data shows that patients on ventilators who received baricitinib plus standard care were 46% less likely to die than those who received placebo plus standard care.
On Tuesday, Eli Lilly and Incyte Corp (INCY.O) announced that their COVID-19 drug baricitinib reduced the risk of death in patients on mechanical ventilation.
The FDA first approved Lilly’s baricitinib combined with Gilead Sciences’ (GILD.O) remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients.
The FDA last month approved the drug alone or with remdesivir.
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The study’s latest data shows that patients on ventilators who received baricitinib plus standard care were 46% less likely to die than those who received placebo plus standard care.
Lilly said the study’s findings will be shared with regulatory agencies in the US, EU, and elsewhere.
Source: Reuters
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