Actemra and Steroid Cocktail Damps CoVid Cytokine Storm
Jun 22, 2020 ·
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Vidcast: https://youtu.be/9QhIuE89Bic CoVid patients treated with tocilizumab and corticosteroids enjoy a 54% lower in-hospital mortality. A study of 3098 patients treated within the giant metro New York City Northwell Health...
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Vidcast: https://youtu.be/9QhIuE89Bic CoVid patients treated with tocilizumab and corticosteroids enjoy a 54% lower in-hospital mortality. A study of 3098 patients treated within the giant metro New York City Northwell Health System was just released on the pre-print server medrixiv.org. The study of various immunomodulators’ effects on the deadly CoVid cytokine storm showed that Actemra+steroids reduced mortality best followed by steroids alone at 30% and Actemra alone at 28%. Anakinra, another modulator, showed no effect. This data adds another therapy option for clinicians treating life-threatening cases of CoVid19. As always, the best treatment of any disease is prevention. You control that by following MDW: masking, distancing, and washing. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.06.16.20126714v1.full.pdf #covid #actemra #steroids #tocilizumab #mortality
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Author | Howard G. Smith MD |
Organization | Howard G. Smith MD |
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