Androgen deprivation therapy in unlikely to be effective for treatment of COVID-19

M. E. O'Callaghan, A. Jay, G. Kichenadasse, K. L. Moretti

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Abstract

Recent literature has reported that patients with prostate cancer treated with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) have a lower incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2), an observation which has been widely reported by media outlets...
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1780-1782
Number of pages3
JournalAnnals of Oncology
Volume31
Issue number12
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2020

Keywords

  • Androgen deprivation therapy
  • SARS-COV-2
  • COVID-19

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