IL-6 serum levels predict severity and response to Tocilizumab in COVID-19: an observational study

Baseline IL-6 serum levels>30 pg/ml identify severe COVID-19 patients and should be used to guide the intervention with IL-6R inhibitors, aiming to improve their use in an uncertain and evolving therapeutic scenario.

Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - September 28, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Jos é María Galván-Román, Sebastián C. Rodríguez-García, Emilia Roy-Vallejo, Ana Marcos-Jiménez, Santiago Sánchez-Alonso, Carlos Fernández-Díaz, Ana Alcaraz-Serna, Tamara Mateu-Albero, Pablo Rodríguez-Cortes, Ildefonso Sánchez-Cerrillo, Laura Source Type: research