Masitinib, an existing drug used to treat tumors in animals, may be an effective treatment against many types of coronaviruses, including the one that causes COVID-19. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Scientists using the Advanced Photon Source have discovered that a drug used to fight tumors in animals might be effective against many types of coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2. Scientists from the University of Chicago have found that the drug masitinib may be effective in treating COVID-19. The drug, which has undergone several clinical trials for human conditions but has not yet received approval to treat humans, inhibited the replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that...