Effectiveness of anakinra for tocilizumab-refractory severe COVID-19 : A single-centre retrospective comparative study

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OBJECTIVES: A subgroup of patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection was thought to have developed cytokine release syndrome and were treated with tocilizumab; however, a significant percentage of patients evolved. This study aimed to determine the usefulness of anakinra as a rescue treatment for patients with tocilizumab-refractory COVID-19 disease.

METHODS: A prospective cohort of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia who received anakinra as salvage therapy after failure of tocilizumab were compared (1:1) with selected controls in a historical cohort of patients treated with tocilizumab. Cases and controls were matched by age, comorbidities, pulse oximetry oxygen saturation to fraction of inspired oxygen (SpO2/FiO2) ratio at baseline, and time elapsed since the initiation of treatment with tocilizumab. The primary outcome was the improvement in clinical status measured by a 6-point ordinal scale, from baseline to day 21.

RESULTS: The study included 20 cases and 20 controls (mean age 65.3 ± 12.8 years, 65% males). No differences were found in the clinical improvement rates at 7, 14 and 21 days of follow-up. The in-hospital mortality rate for patients receiving anakinra was 55% vs. 45% in the control group (P = 0.527).

CONCLUSIONS: Treatment with anakinra was not useful in improving the prognosis of patients with tocilizumab-refractory severe COVID-19.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:105

Enthalten in:

International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 105(2021) vom: 01. Apr., Seite 319-325

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

de la Calle, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
López-Medrano, Francisco [VerfasserIn]
Pablos, José Luis [VerfasserIn]
Lora-Tamayo, Jaime [VerfasserIn]
Maestro-de la Calle, Guillermo [VerfasserIn]
Sánchez-Fernández, Marcos [VerfasserIn]
Fernández-Ruiz, Mario [VerfasserIn]
Pérez-Jacoiste Asín, María Asunción [VerfasserIn]
Caro-Teller, José Manuel [VerfasserIn]
García-García, Rocío [VerfasserIn]
Catalán, Mercedes [VerfasserIn]
Martínez-López, Joaquín [VerfasserIn]
Sevillano, Ángel [VerfasserIn]
Origüen, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Ripoll, Mar [VerfasserIn]
San Juan, Rafael [VerfasserIn]
Lalueza, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
de Miguel, Borja [VerfasserIn]
Carretero, Octavio [VerfasserIn]
Aguilar, Fernando [VerfasserIn]
Gómez, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Paz-Artal, Estela [VerfasserIn]
Bueno, Héctor [VerfasserIn]
Lumbreras, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Aguado, José María [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anakinra
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
COVID-19
Comparative Study
I031V2H011
Immunomodulation
Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein
Outcome
Therapy
Tocilizumab

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 21.05.2021

Date Revised 28.03.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijid.2021.02.041

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM32151355X