UPMC Launches Clinical Trial For COVID-19 Treatments

Individuals at UPMC Chautauqua could participate in a trial that results in finding a treatment for COVID-19. Derek Angus, M.D., professor and chair, Department of Critical Care Medicine at Pitt and UPMC, talked recently about UPMC’s efforts to lead an international clinical trial supported by artificial intelligence.

Before COVID-19 emerged, Dr. Angus and international collaborators had developed a platform, called REMAP-Community Acquired Pneumonia (REMAP-CAP) designed to find optimal treatments for severe pneumonia both in non-pandemic and pandemic settings. When COVID-19 began circulating, REMAP-CAP was adapted to incorporate additional treatment regimens specifically . . .