Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
Research Department, Fatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan
Turk J Med Sci. 2021 Jun 28;51(3):890-897. doi: 10.3906/sag-2010-131.
BACKGROUND/AIM: Since the outbreak of the COVID-19, numerous therapies to counteract this severe disease have emerged. The benefits of Tocilizumab for severely infected COVID-19 patients and the methodologies of ongoing clinical trials are explored.
A systematic search adhering to PRISMA guidelines was conducted in PubMed, Cochrane Central, medRxiv, and bioRxiv using the following keywords: “Tocilizumab,” “Actemra,” “COVID-19.” An additional subsearch was conducted on Clinicaltrials.gov to locate ongoing tocilizumab trials.
A total of 13 studies were included in the meta-analysis comprising 2120 patients. The treatment group had lower mortality compared to the control group (OR = 0.42, 95% CI = 0.26 to 0.69, P = 0.0005, I2 = 55%). A descriptive analysis of 50 registered trials was conducted.
This review meta-analyzed the therapeutic benefits of tocilizumab in COVID-19 patients with severe disease for mortality, mechanical ventilation, and the characteristics of COVID-19 registered trials.
背景/目的:自 COVID-19 爆发以来,已经出现了许多针对这种严重疾病的治疗方法。本研究旨在探讨托珠单抗对严重感染 COVID-19 患者的疗效,以及正在进行的临床试验的方法。
本研究通过系统检索 PubMed、Cochrane Central、medRxiv 和 bioRxiv 数据库,采用“Tocilizumab”“Actemra”“COVID-19”等关键词,遵循 PRISMA 指南进行检索,并在 Clinicaltrials.gov 上进行了补充检索,以查找正在进行的托珠单抗临床试验。
共有 13 项研究被纳入荟萃分析,包括 2120 名患者。与对照组相比,治疗组的死亡率较低(OR = 0.42,95%CI = 0.26 至 0.69,P = 0.0005,I2 = 55%)。对 50 项已注册的临床试验进行了描述性分析。
本综述荟萃分析了托珠单抗治疗严重 COVID-19 患者的疗效,包括死亡率、机械通气以及 COVID-19 注册试验的特点。