Proxalutamide Significantly Accelerates Viral Clearance and Reduces Time to Clinical Remission in Patients with Mild to Moderate COVID-19: Results from a Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Trial

    February 2021 in “ Cureus ”
    Flavio Cadegiani, J. Philip McCoy, Carlos Gustavo Wambier … Andy Goren
    Studysummary In this study, Proxalutamide significantly increased the rate of viral clearance and reduced clinical remission time in patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 compared to placebo.
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