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SUBMITTER: Declercq J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8555973 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

The Lancet. Respiratory medicine 20211029 12
<h4>Background</h4>Infections with SARS-CoV-2 continue to cause significant morbidity and mortality. Interleukin (IL)-1 and IL-6 blockade have been proposed as therapeutic strategies in COVID-19, but study outcomes have been conflicting. We sought to study whether blockade of the IL-6 or IL-1 pathway shortened the time to clinical improvement in patients with COVID-19, hypoxic respiratory failure, and signs of systemic cytokine release syndrome.<h4>Methods</h4>We did a prospective, multicentre, ...[more]