[HTML][HTML] Comparison of anakinra and tocilizumab in anticytokine therapy in the treatment of coronavirus disease-2019

F Ozkan, S Sari - Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine: Peer …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background It is known that coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia causes
cytokine storm, and treatment modalities are being developed on inhibition of …

Don't close the book on tocilizumab for the treatment of severe COVID-19 pneumonia–the jury is still out: The Kuwait experience

Y Al-Shamali, Y M. Ali, RA Al-Shamali, M Al-Melahi… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Purpose This cross-sectional observational study aims to report preliminary data from the
first experience using tocilizumab for patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome …

Efficacy and safety of Tocilizumab, plasmapheresis and their combination in severe COVID-19: A randomized clinical trial

S Rafieian, F Saghafi, B Birjandi, S Rafieian… - International …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background This study sought to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of
plasmapheresis, Tocilizumab, and Tocilizumab with plasmapheresis treatment on the …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of tocilizumab and high-dose methylprednisolone pulse on outcomes in severe corona virus disease-2019: TAME-COVID, a retrospective …

V Kumar, AK Kashyap, S Kaur, M John… - … Journal of Applied …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: India recently encountered fierce second wave of coronavirus disease (COVID-
19), and scarcity of novel medications added to the management challenges. Various …

[HTML][HTML] Nosocomial infections in COVID-19 patients treated with immunomodulators: a narrative review

C Ramasamy, G Narayan, AK Mishra… - Frontiers in Bioscience …, 2022 - imrpress.com
Nosocomial infections pose an imminent challenge to hospitalized Coronavirus disease-19
(COVID-19) patients due to complex interplay of dysregulated immune response combined …

Impact of high dose of baricitinib in severe COVID-19 pneumonia: a prospective cohort study in Bangladesh

MJ Hasan, R Rabbani, AM Anam, SMR Huq… - BMC Infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Hyperinflammation in severe COVID-19 infection increases the risk of respiratory
failure and one of the cogent reasons of mortality associated with COVID-19. Baricitinib, a …

[HTML][HTML] Repurposed tocilizumab in patients with severe COVID-19

J Tian, M Zhang, M Jin, F Zhang, Q Chu… - The Journal of …, 2021 - journals.aai.org
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused a global pandemic, resulting in
considerable morbidity and mortality. Tocilizumab, an inhibitor of IL-6, has been widely …

Pharmacotherapy in coronavirus disease 2019 and risk of secondary infections: a single-center case series and narrative review

M Behal, B Barlow, B Mefford, MLT Bastin… - Critical Care …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: Since the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, immune
modulators have been considered front-line candidates for the management of patients …

What is the full potential of baricitinib in treating patients with COVID-19?

K Biddle, J White, N Sofat - Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), has a wide clinical spectrum with variable severity [1–3] …

Immunomodulatory therapies for SARS-CoV-2 infection: a systematic literature review to inform EULAR points to consider

A Alunno, A Najm, X Mariette, G De Marco… - Annals of the …, 2021 - ard.bmj.com
Objective To summarise the available information on efficacy and safety of
immunomodulatory agents in SARS-CoV-2 infection. Methods As part of a European …