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SUBMITTER: Bersanelli M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7874885 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bersanelli Melissa M Giannarelli Diana D Leonetti Alessandro A Buti Sebastiano S Tiseo Marcello M Nouvenne Antonio A Ticinesi Andrea A Meschi Tiziana T Procopio Giuseppe G Danielli Riccardo R
Future oncology (London, England) 20210204 9
We presented the rationale for the use of thymosin α1 as prophylaxis of severe COVID-19 in cancer patients undergoing active treatment, constituting the background for the PROTHYMOS study, a prospective, multicenter, open-label, Phase II randomized study, currently in its start-up phase (Eudract no. 2020-006020-13). We aim to offer new hope for this incurable disease, especially to frail patient population, such as patients with cancer. The hypothesis of an effective prophylactic approach to COV ...[more]