Tocilizumab plus dexamethasone versus dexamethasone in patients with moderate-to-severe COVID-19 pneumonia : A randomised clinical trial from the CORIMUNO-19 study group

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Background: In moderate-to-severe COVID-19 pneumonia, dexamethasone (DEX) and tocilizumab (TCZ) reduce the occurrence of death and ventilatory support. We investigated the efficacy and safety of DEX+TCZ in an open randomized clinical trial.

Methods: From July 24, 2020, through May 18, 2021, patients with moderate-to-severe COVID-19 pneumonia requiring oxygen (>3 L/min) were randomly assigned to receive DEX (10 mg/d 5 days tapering up to 10 days) alone or combined with TCZ (8 mg/kg IV) at day 1, possibly repeated with a fixed dose of 400 mg i.v. at day 3. The primary outcome was time from randomization to mechanical ventilation support or death up to day 14, analysed on an intent-to-treat basis using a Bayesian approach. ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT04476979.

Findings: A total of 453 patients were randomized, 3 withdrew consent, 450 were analysed, of whom 226 and 224 patients were assigned to receive DEX or TCZ+DEX, respectively. At day 14, mechanical ventilation or death occurred in 32/226 (14%) and 27/224 (12%) in the DEX and TCZ+DEX arms, respectively (hazard ratio [HR] 0·85, 90% credible interval [CrI] 0·55 to 1·31). At day 14, the World health Organization (WHO) clinical progression scale (CPS) was significantly improved in the TCZ+DEX arm (OR 0·69, 95% CrI, 0·49 to 0.97). At day 28, the cumulative incidence of oxygen supply independency was 82% in the TCZ+DEX arms and 72% in the DEX arm (HR 1·36, 95% CI 1·11 to 1·67). On day 90, 24 deaths (11%) were observed in the DEX arm and 18 (8%) in the TCZ+DEX arm (HR 0·77, 95% CI 0·42-1·41). Serious adverse events were observed in 25% and 21% in DEX and TCZ+DEX arms, respectively.

Interpretation: Mechanical ventilation need and mortality were not improved with TCZ+DEX compared with DEX alone. The safety of both treatments was similar. However, given the wide confidence intervals for the estimate of effect, definitive interpretation cannot be drawn.

Funding: Programme Hospitalier de Recherche Clinique [PHRC COVID-19-20-0151, PHRC COVID-19-20-0029], Fondation de l'Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (Alliance Tous Unis Contre le Virus) and from Fédération pour la Recherche Médicale" (FRM). Tocilizumab was provided by Roche.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

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EClinicalMedicine - 46(2022) vom: 10. Apr., Seite 101362

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hermine, Olivier [VerfasserIn]
Mariette, Xavier [VerfasserIn]
Porcher, Raphael [VerfasserIn]
Djossou, Felix [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Yann [VerfasserIn]
Arlet, Jean-Benoît [VerfasserIn]
Savale, Laurent [VerfasserIn]
Diehl, Jean Luc [VerfasserIn]
Georgin-Lavialle, Sophie [VerfasserIn]
Cadranel, Jacques [VerfasserIn]
Pialoux, Gilles [VerfasserIn]
Lacombe, Karine [VerfasserIn]
Mekinian, Arsène [VerfasserIn]
Gros, Hélène [VerfasserIn]
Lescure, Xavier [VerfasserIn]
Ghosn, Jade [VerfasserIn]
Coupez, Elisabeth [VerfasserIn]
Grapin, Kevin [VerfasserIn]
Rapp, Christophe [VerfasserIn]
Michel, Marc [VerfasserIn]
Lecapitaine, Anne Lise [VerfasserIn]
Michot, Jean Marie [VerfasserIn]
Costedoat-Chalumeau, Nathalie [VerfasserIn]
Nguyen, Liem Binh Luong [VerfasserIn]
Semerano, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Raffi, François [VerfasserIn]
Aguillar, Claire [VerfasserIn]
Rouzaud, Claire [VerfasserIn]
Gottenberg, Jacques Eric [VerfasserIn]
Hansmann, Yves [VerfasserIn]
Bienvenu, Boris [VerfasserIn]
London, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]
Fantchou, Franklin Samou [VerfasserIn]
Ackermann, Felix [VerfasserIn]
Gros, Antoine [VerfasserIn]
Morel, Alexandre [VerfasserIn]
Gambier, Nicolas [VerfasserIn]
Sène, Damien [VerfasserIn]
Mégarbane, Bruno [VerfasserIn]
Azoulay, Elie [VerfasserIn]
Bureau, Serge [VerfasserIn]
Dougados, Maxime [VerfasserIn]
Emmerich, Joseph [VerfasserIn]
Fartoukh, Muriel [VerfasserIn]
Guidet, Bertrand [VerfasserIn]
Humbert, Marc [VerfasserIn]
Mahevas, Mathieu [VerfasserIn]
Pène, Frédéric [VerfasserIn]
Schlemmer, Frédéric [VerfasserIn]
Pourcher-Martinez, Valérie [VerfasserIn]
Tibi, Annick [VerfasserIn]
Baron, Gabriel [VerfasserIn]
Perrodeau, Elodie [VerfasserIn]
Baron, Stéphanie [VerfasserIn]
Steg, Gabriel [VerfasserIn]
Yazdapanah, Yazdan [VerfasserIn]
Simon, Tabassome [VerfasserIn]
Resche-Rigon, Matthieu [VerfasserIn]
Tharaux, Pierre-Louis [VerfasserIn]
Ravaud, Philippe [VerfasserIn]

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COVID-19
Journal Article
Randomized clinical trial
Tocilizumab+Dexamethasone

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Date Revised 01.04.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04476979

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101362

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM338801790