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Tocilizumab in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY) : a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial
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dc.contributor.author | RECOVERY Collaborative Group | |
dc.contributor.author | Dhasmana, Devesh J | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-01T15:31:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-01T15:31:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-05-01 | |
dc.identifier | 275407847 | |
dc.identifier | 573fa355-e5e7-418a-81de-404e86608dff | |
dc.identifier | 33933206 | |
dc.identifier | 85104923041 | |
dc.identifier.citation | RECOVERY Collaborative Group & Dhasmana , D J 2021 , ' Tocilizumab in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY) : a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial ' , Lancet , vol. 397 , no. 10285 , pp. 1637-1645 . https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00676-0 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 0037-9808 | |
dc.identifier.other | PubMedCentral: PMC8084355 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/24232 | |
dc.description | The RECOVERY trial is supported by a grant to the University of Oxford from UK Research and Innovation–NIHR (Grant reference: MC_PC_19056) and by core funding provided by NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Wellcome, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Department for International Development, Health Data Research UK, the Medical Research Council Population Health Research Unit, the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Emerging and Zoonotic Infections, and NIHR Clinical Trials Unit Support Funding. TJ is supported by a grant from UK Medical Research Council (MC_UU_0002/14) and an NIHR Senior Research Fellowship (NIHR-SRF-2015-08-001). WSL is supported by core funding provided by NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre. | en |
dc.description.abstract | Background : In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of tocilizumab in adult patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 with both hypoxia and systemic inflammation. Methods : This randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial (Randomised Evaluation of COVID-19 Therapy [RECOVERY]), is assessing several possible treatments in patients hospitalised with COVID-19 in the UK. Those trial participants with hypoxia (oxygen saturation <92% on air or requiring oxygen therapy) and evidence of systemic inflammation (C-reactive protein ≥75 mg/L) were eligible for random assignment in a 1:1 ratio to usual standard of care alone versus usual standard of care plus tocilizumab at a dose of 400 mg-800 mg (depending on weight) given intravenously. A second dose could be given 12-24 h later if the patient's condition had not improved. The primary outcome was 28-day mortality, assessed in the intention-to-treat population. The trial is registered with ISRCTN (50189673) and ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04381936). Findings : Between April 23, 2020, and Jan 24, 2021, 4116 adults of 21 550 patients enrolled into the RECOVERY trial were included in the assessment of tocilizumab, including 3385 (82%) patients receiving systemic corticosteroids. Overall, 621 (31%) of the 2022 patients allocated tocilizumab and 729 (35%) of the 2094 patients allocated to usual care died within 28 days (rate ratio 0·85; 95% CI 0·76-0·94; p=0·0028). Consistent results were seen in all prespecified subgroups of patients, including those receiving systemic corticosteroids. Patients allocated to tocilizumab were more likely to be discharged from hospital within 28 days (57% vs 50%; rate ratio 1·22; 1·12-1·33; p<0·0001). Among those not receiving invasive mechanical ventilation at baseline, patients allocated tocilizumab were less likely to reach the composite endpoint of invasive mechanical ventilation or death (35% vs 42%; risk ratio 0·84; 95% CI 0·77-0·92; p<0·0001). Interpretation : In hospitalised COVID-19 patients with hypoxia and systemic inflammation, tocilizumab improved survival and other clinical outcomes. These benefits were seen regardless of the amount of respiratory support and were additional to the benefits of systemic corticosteroids. | |
dc.format.extent | 9 | |
dc.format.extent | 935768 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Lancet | en |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | en |
dc.subject | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine | en |
dc.subject | 3rd-DAS | en |
dc.subject | SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being | en |
dc.subject | NIS | en |
dc.subject.lcc | RA0421 | en |
dc.title | Tocilizumab in patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (RECOVERY) : a randomised, controlled, open-label, platform trial | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of Medicine | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00676-0 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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