Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Survival up with tocilizumab in ventilated COVID-19 patients

(HealthDay)—For patients with COVID-19 requiring mechanical ventilation, tocilizumab is associated with improved survival, according to a study published online July 11 in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Arthritis drug presents promise as treatment for COVID-19 pneumonia

UC San Diego Health has launched a Phase III clinical trial, part of a global effort, to assess whether a medication used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory disorders might also have therapeutic value for ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Tocilizumab treats rheumatoid arthritis after non-TNFi failure

(HealthDay)—For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and a first non-tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) failure, treatment with tocilizumab seems more efficacious than abatacept or rituximab, according to a study ...

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