How to follow-up a patient who received tocilizumab in severe COVID-19: a case report

RB Podlasin, JD Kowalska, A Pihowicz… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background COVID-19 is characterized by fast deterioration in the mechanism of cytokine
storm. Therefore, treatment with immunomodulating agents should be initiated as soon as …

Tocilizumab for patients with severe COVID-19: a retrospective, multi-center study

K Tomasiewicz, A Piekarska… - Expert Review of Anti …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Tocilizumab, an inhibitor of the interleukin-6 receptor, may decrease the
inflammatory response and control the symptoms of severe coronavirus disease 2019 …

Predictors of mortality in tocilizumab-treated severe COVID-19

K Pagkratis, S Chrysikos, E Antonakis, A Pandi… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Purpose: Tocilizumab is associated with positive outcomes in severe COVID-19. We wanted
to describe the characteristics of nonresponders to treatment. Methods: This was a …

Tocilizumab for the Treatment of COVID-19

R Flisiak, M Flisiak-Jackiewicz, P Rzymski… - Expert Review of Anti …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the repurposing of medicines
has been pursued to find interventions effective in preventing fatal outcome of the disease …

Efficacy of tocilizumab in COVID‐19: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

M Aziz, H Haghbin, E Abu Sitta… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The efficacy of tocilizumab (TOC), monoclonal antibody against interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) receptor,
in patients with coronavirus disease‐2019 (COVID‐19) patients has led to conflicting results …

[HTML][HTML] Benefits of Tocilizumab in patients with a severe form of SARS-CoV-2 infection: experience of the intensive care unit of the Mohammed VI university hospital …

A El Rhalete, I Rhazi, A Bensaid, S Diass… - Annals of Medicine and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background COVID-19 is a new disease that appeared in December 2019. Millions of
people have been infected and died from this infection. Until today, the pathophysiology and …

Commentary: role of tocilizumab in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: a pragmatic guide for clinicians

V Selvaraj, A Beaubrun, S Zhu… - Journal of …, 2021 - immunologyresearchjournal.com
Introduction COVID-19 caused by severe acute respiratory syndromecoronavirus 2 (SARS-
CoV2) has resulted in many deaths worldwide. The pathophysiology of COVID-19 involves …

Early use of tocilizumab in patients with severe pneumonia secondary to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection and poor prognostic criteria …

P Sánchez-Rovira, G Pérez-Chica… - Medicine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, keeps spreading globally. Evidence suggests that a …

Early clinical outcomes with tocilizumab for severe COVID-19: a two-centre retrospective study

SM Smoke, K Raja, P Hilden, NM Daniel - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Severe COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) is associated with elevated
inflammatory markers, consistent with cytokine release syndrome (CRS). Tocilizumab is an …

Impact of tocilizumab administration on mortality in severe COVID-19

A Tsai, O Diawara, RG Nahass, L Brunetti - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide pandemic has placed a
significant burden on hospitals and healthcare providers. The immune response to this …