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10.1016/j.jinf.2021.03.008

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pmid33745918      J+Infect 2021 ; 82 (5): 178-185
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  • IL-6 inhibition in the treatment of COVID-19: A meta-analysis and meta-regression #MMPMID33745918
  • Tharmarajah E; Buazon A; Patel V; Hannah JR; Adas M; Allen VB; Bechman K; Clarke BD; Nagra D; Norton S; Russell MD; Rutherford AI; Yates M; Galloway JB
  • J Infect 2021[May]; 82 (5): 178-185 PMID33745918show ga
  • OBJECTIVES: Multiple RCTs of interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibitors in COVID-19 have been published, with conflicting conclusions. We performed a meta-analysis to assess the impact of IL-6 inhibition on mortality from COVID-19, utilising meta-regression to explore differences in study results. METHODS: Systematic database searches were performed to identify RCTs comparing IL-6 inhibitors (tocilizumab and sarilumab) to placebo or standard of care in adults with COVID-19. Meta-analysis was used to estimate the relative risk of mortality at 28 days between arms, expressed as a risk ratio. Within-study mortality rates were compared, and meta-regression was used to investigate treatment effect modification. RESULTS: Data from nine RCTs were included. The combined mortality rate across studies was 19% (95% CI: 18, 20%), ranging from 2% to 31%. The overall risk ratio for 28-day mortality was 0.90 (95% CI: 0.81, 0.99), in favour of benefit for IL-6 inhibition over placebo or standard of care, with low treatment effect heterogeneity: I(2) 0% (95% CI: 0, 53%). Meta-regression showed no evidence of treatment effect modification by patient characteristics. Trial-specific mortality rates were explained by known patient-level predictors of COVID-19 outcome (male sex, CRP, hypertension), and country-level COVID-19 incidence. CONCLUSIONS: IL-6 inhibition is associated with clinically meaningful improvements in outcomes for patients admitted with COVID-19. Long-term benefits of IL-6 inhibition, its effectiveness across healthcare systems, and implications for differing standards of care are currently unknown.
  • |*COVID-19[MESH]
  • |*Interleukin-6[MESH]
  • |Adult[MESH]
  • |Humans[MESH]
  • |Male[MESH]
  • |Odds Ratio[MESH]


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