Combination therapy with tocilizumab and corticosteroids for aged patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia: A single-center retrospective study

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Mario Fernández-Ruiz¹  Rafael San Juan²  Borja de Miguel³  María Asunción Pérez-Jacoiste Asín³  José María Aguado⁴  Hernando Trujillo⁵  Joaquín Martínez-López⁶  Ángel Sevillano⁷  Miguel Saro-Buendía⁷  José Manuel Caro⁷  Cristina de la Calle⁷  Daniel García-Ruiz de Morales⁷  Rocío García-García⁷  Mar Ripoll⁸  José Tiago Silva⁹  Carlos Gómez⁹  Fernando Aguilar⁹  Ángel Marrero-Sánchez^1,10  Mercedes Catalán^1,11  Julia Origüen^1,12  Guillermo Chiara-Graciani^1,13  Estela Paz-Artal^1,13  Carlos Lumbreras^1,13  José L. Pablos^1,13  Francisco López-Medrano^1,13  Eduardo Gutiérrez^1,13  Guillermo Maestro de la Calle^1,13  Octavio Carretero^1,13  Antonio Lalueza^1,13  Héctor Bueno^1,13 

[1] Corresponding author at: Unit of Infectious Diseases, Hospital Universitario “12 de Octubre”, Centro de Actividades Ambulatorias, 2ª planta, bloque D. Avda. de Córdoba, s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain.;Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario “12 de Octubre”, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital “12 de Octubre” (imas12), Madrid, Spain;Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain;Department of Cardiology, Hospital Universitario “12 de Octubre”, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital “12 de Octubre” (imas12), Madrid, Spain;Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital Universitario “12 de Octubre”, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital “12 de Octubre” (imas12), Madrid, Spain;Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Hospital Universitario “12 de Octubre”, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital “12 de Octubre” (imas12), Madrid, Spain;Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario “12 de Octubre”, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital “12 de Octubre” (imas12), Madrid, Spain;Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain;Department of Nephrology, Hospital Universitario “12 de Octubre”, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital “12 de Octubre” (imas12), Madrid, Spain;Department of Oncology, Hospital Universitario “12 de Octubre”, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital “12 de Octubre” (imas12), Madrid, Spain;Department of Pharmacy, Hospital Universitario “12 de Octubre”, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital “12 de Octubre” (imas12), Madrid, Spain;Department of Pneumology, Hospital Universitario “12 de Octubre”, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital “12 de Octubre” (imas12), Madrid, Spain;Unit of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario “12 de Octubre”, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital “12 de Octubre” (imas12), Madrid, Spain;

关键词: COVID-19;    SARS-CoV-2;    Tocilizumab;    Corticosteroids;    Therapy;    Immunomodulation;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background: The role of combination immunomodulatory therapy with systemic corticosteroids and tocilizumab (TCZ) for aged patients with COVID-19-associated cytokine release syndrome remains unclear. Methods: A retrospective single-center study was conducted on consecutive patients aged ≥65 years who developed severe COVID-19 between 03 March and 01 May 2020 and were treated with corticosteroids at various doses (methylprednisolone 0.5 mg/kg/12 h to 250 mg/24 h), either alone (CS group) or associated with intravenous tocilizumab (400–600 mg, one to three doses) (CS-TCZ group). The primary outcome was all-cause mortality by day +14, whereas secondary outcomes included mortality by day +28 and clinical improvement (discharge and/or a ≥2 point decrease on a 6-point ordinal scale) by day +14. Propensity score (PS)-based adjustment and inverse probability of treatment weights (IPTW) were applied. Results: Totals of 181 and 80 patients were included in the CS and CS-TCZ groups, respectively. All-cause 14-day mortality was lower in the CS-TCZ group, both in the PS-adjusted (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.34; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.17–0.68; P = 0.002) and IPTW-weighted models (odds ratio [OR]: 0.38; 95% CI: 0.21–0.68; P = 0.001). This protective effect was also observed for 28-day mortality (PS-adjusted HR: 0.38; 95% CI: 0.21–0.72; P = 0.003). Clinical improvement by day +14 was higher in the CS-TCZ group with IPTW analysis only (OR: 2.26; 95% CI: 1.49–3.41; P < 0.001). The occurrence of secondary infection was similar between both groups. Conclusions: The combination of corticosteroids and TCZ was associated with better outcomes among patients aged ≥65 years with severe COVID-19.

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