FDA gives okay to Roswell Park and UB to test COVID-19 treatment

by: News 4 Staff

Posted: Apr 1, 2020 / 09:59 PM EDT / Updated: Apr 2, 2020 / 12:31 AM EDT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)–COVID-19 patients in Western New York may soon have some hope for recovery.

The FDA has given the okay to let Roswell Park and the University at Buffalo test a COVID-19 treatment using an arthritis drug.

The drug reportedly helps fight inflammation in the lungs caused by coronavirus.

#BREAKING: @news4buffalo has confirmed with @RoswellPark they are leading a local study on a new treatment for patients diagnosed with COVID-19. This is part of a national study using the anti-inflammatory agent “sarilumab.”
— Marlee Tuskes (@MarleeTuskesTV) April 2, 2020