TABLE 1.
Drug class | Target | Action/effect | Trial identifier | Sponsor/location |
ER agonist | Estrogen Receptor | Increase estrogen and its effects | NCT04359329 | Stony Brook University Hospital, NY, USA |
ER modulator | Estrogen Receptor | Decreases estrogen production Increases testosterone production | NCT04389580* | Kafrelsheikh University Egypt |
P4 hormone | Progesterone Receptor | Increase progesterone and its effects | NCT04365127 | Cedars Sinai Medical Center, CA, USA |
E2/P4 combined | Estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor | NCT04539626 | Mexico | |
Anti-Androgens | Androgen Receptor | Decrease androgens/androgen signaling | NCT04374279 NCT04475601 NCT04509999 NCT04446429 | Johns Hopkins, MD, USA Sweden USA Brazil |
LHRH antagonist | GnRH | Decrease androgens | NCT04397718 | Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Seattle, USA |
TMPRSS2 inhibitor | TMPRSS2 | Decrease TMPRSS2 action | NCT04353284 NCT04338906* NCT04374019 NCT04321096 NCT04355052* NCT04352400 NCT04355026 NCT04273763* NCT04340349* | Yale, USA Heinrich-Heine University, Germany University of Kentucky, KY, USA University of Aarhus, Denmark Sheba Medical Center, Israel University Hospital Padova, Italy General and Teaching Hospital Celje, Slovenia Wenzhou Medical University, China Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Mexico |
Aldosterone antagonist | Androgen receptor | Decrease androgen signaling | NCT04345887 | Istanbul University, Turkey |
*Denotes trial in combination with other treatment.