Gilead's coronavirus drug flops in first trial - FT

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Thursday, 23 April 2020 17:01 GMT

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April 23 (Reuters) - Gilead Sciences Inc’s experimental coronavirus drug failed its first randomised clinical trial, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing draft documents published accidentally by the World Health Organization.

Trading in the shares of the company was halted after they fell 6%.

The Chinese trial showed the antiviral remdesivir did not improve patients’ condition or reduce the pathogen’s presence in the bloodstream, the report Subscribe to read | Financial Times said.
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I’m sorry to see this happen to Remdesivir because we need all the help we can get on the treatment front. Some posters need to take a hint and a chill pill on that point.
 
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I’m sorry to see this happen to Remdesivir because we need all the help we can get on the treatment front. Some posters need to take a hint and a chill pill on that point.
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I’m with you.

It’s disappointing that no existing drugs seem to be offering much hope, based on trials.
 
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