Analysis of the factors predicting clinical response to tocilizumab therapy in patients with severe COVID-19

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BACKGROUND: Controversy remains about the efficacy of tocilizumab (TCZ) for the treatment of severe COVID-19. We aimed to analyze the profile of TCZ-respondent patients.

METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed a cohort of patients with severe COVID-19 who received off-label TCZ after recommendation by a local committee and were admitted to the University Hospital "12 de Octubre" until May 2020. The primary end point was a significant clinical improvement (SCI) on day 14 after administration of TCZ. Factors independently related to SCI were analyzed by multivariate logistic regression models.

RESULTS: Of 428 (63.3%) patients treated with TCZ, 271 (63.3%) experienced SCI. After adjustment for factors related to unfavorable outcomes, TCZ administration within the first 48 hours from admission (odds ratio [OR]: 1.98, 95% confidence Interval [95% CI]: 1.1-3.55; P = 0.02) and ALT levels >100 UI/L at day 0 (OR: 3.28; 95% CI: 1.3-8.1; P = 0.01) were independently related to SCI. The rate of SCI significantly decreased according to the time of TCZ administration: 70.2% in the first 48 hours from admission, 58.5% on days 3-7, and 45.1% after day 7 (P = 0.03 and P = 0.001, respectively).

CONCLUSION: TCZ improves the prognosis of patients with COVID-19 the most if treatment starts within the first 48 hours after admission.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:117

Enthalten in:

International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 117(2022) vom: 15. Apr., Seite 56-64

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

San-Juan, Rafael [VerfasserIn]
Fernández-Ruiz, Mario [VerfasserIn]
López-Medrano, Francisco [VerfasserIn]
Carretero, Octavio [VerfasserIn]
Lalueza, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Maestro de la Calle, Guillermo [VerfasserIn]
Pérez-Jacoiste Asín, María Asunción [VerfasserIn]
Bueno, Héctor [VerfasserIn]
Caro-Teller, José Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Catalán, Mercedes [VerfasserIn]
de la Calle, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
García-García, Rocío [VerfasserIn]
Gómez, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Laguna-Goya, Rocío [VerfasserIn]
Lizasoáin, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Martínez-López, Joaquín [VerfasserIn]
Origüen, Julia [VerfasserIn]
Sevillano, Ángel [VerfasserIn]
Gutiérrez, Eduardo [VerfasserIn]
de Miguel, Borja [VerfasserIn]
Aguilar, Fernando [VerfasserIn]
Parra, Patricia [VerfasserIn]
Ripoll, Mar [VerfasserIn]
Ruiz-Merlo, Tamara [VerfasserIn]
Trujillo, Hernando [VerfasserIn]
Pablos, José Luis [VerfasserIn]
Paz-Artal, Estela [VerfasserIn]
Lumbreras, Carlos [VerfasserIn]
Aguado, José María [VerfasserIn]
H12O Immunomodulation Therapy for COVID-19 Group, the Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI) [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
COVID-19
Clinical response
Early initiation
I031V2H011
Journal Article
Predictors
Tocilizumab

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Date Completed 30.03.2022

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijid.2022.01.040

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM336158289