Cytokine release syndrome in severe COVID-19: interleukin-6 receptor antagonist tocilizumab may be the key to reduce mortality

C Zhang, Z Wu, JW Li, H Zhao, GQ Wang - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Since December 2019, a viral pneumonia, named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),
from Wuhan, China, has swept the world. Although the case fatality rate is not high, the …

Rational use of tocilizumab in the treatment of novel coronavirus pneumonia

S Zhang, L Li, A Shen, Y Chen, Z Qi - Clinical drug investigation, 2020 - Springer
Since December 2019, a novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) has broken out in
Wuhan, China and spread rapidly. Recent studies have found that⁓ 15.7% of patients …

[HTML][HTML] Role of IL-6 inhibitor in treatment of COVID-19-related cytokine release syndrome

P Du, J Geng, F Wang, X Chen, Z Huang… - International journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cytokine release syndrome (CRS) may be the key factor in the pathology of severe
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). As a major driver in triggering CRS in patients with …

Preemptive interleukin-6 blockade in patients with COVID-19

L Guillén, S Padilla, M Fernández, V Agulló… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Excessive interleukin-6 signaling is a key factor contributing to the cytokine release
syndrome implicated in clinical manifestations of COVID-19. Preliminary results suggest that …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in COVID-19 patients: a living systematic review and meta-analysis, first update

IM Tleyjeh, Z Kashour, M Riaz, L Hassett… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Cytokine release syndrome with elevated interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels is associated
with multiorgan damage and death in severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Our …

Treatment of severe COVID-19 with tocilizumab mitigates cytokine storm and averts mechanical ventilation during acute respiratory distress: a case report and …

F Farooqi, N Dhawan, R Morgan, J Dinh… - Tropical medicine and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
COVID-19, caused by the novel severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2),
emerged in Wuhan, China, in 2019 and has resulted in the current pandemic. The disease …

Use of tocilizumab for COVID-19-induced cytokine release syndrome: a cautionary case report

J Radbel, N Narayanan, PJ Bhatt - Chest, 2020 - Elsevier
Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in late December 2019 in Wuhan,
China. Since then, COVID-19 has become a pandemic affecting more than 4.1 million …

Tocilizumab: a therapeutic option for the treatment of cytokine storm syndrome in COVID-19

A Saha, AR Sharma, M Bhattacharya, G Sharma… - Archives of medical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Presently, we need more therapeutic molecules for this COVID-19 outbreak. The severity
and mortality of the disease is associated with a high level of release of cytokine in the …

The association of interleukin‐6 value, interleukin inhibitors, and outcomes of patients with COVID‐19 in New York City

T Maeda, R Obata, D Rizk DO… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Since cytokine release syndrome with elevation of interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) is considered to be
associated with severe cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19); IL‐6 inhibitors, such …

Tocilizumab treatment for cytokine release syndrome in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019: survival and clinical outcomes

CC Price, FL Altice, Y Shyr, A Koff, L Pischel, G Goshua… - Chest, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Tocilizumab, an IL-6 receptor antagonist, can be used to treat cytokine release
syndrome (CRS), with observed improvements in a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …