COVIDOSE-2: A Multi-center, Randomized, Controlled Phase 2 Trial Comparing Early Administration of Low-dose Tocilizumab to Standard of Care in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 Pneumonitis Not Requiring Invasive Ventilation

Reid et al., NCT04479358, COVIDOSE-2, NCT04479358, Feb 2025

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RCT 85 patients in the USA showing no significant differences with tocilizumab treatment.

Standard of Care (SOC) for COVID-19 in the study country, the USA, is very poor with very low average efficacy for approved treatments1. Only expensive, high-profit treatments were approved for early treatment. Low-cost treatments were excluded, reducing the probability of early treatment due to access and cost barriers, and eliminating complementary and synergistic benefits seen with many low-cost treatments.

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risk of death, 56.0% higher, RR 1.56, p = 1.00, treatment 3 of 50 (6.0%), control 1 of 26 (3.8%), all patients.

risk of death, 66.2% lower, RR 0.34, p = 1.00, treatment 0 of 25 (0.0%), control 1 of 26 (3.8%), NNT 26, relative risk is not 0 because of continuity correction due to zero events (with reciprocal of the contrasting arm), 120mg.

risk of death, 212.0% higher, RR 3.12, p = 0.35, treatment 3 of 25 (12.0%), control 1 of 26 (3.8%), 40mg.

recovery time, 2.5% higher, relative time 1.02, p = 0.94, treatment 25, control 26, all patients.

recovery time, 20.0% lower, relative time 0.80, p = 0.09, treatment mean 4.0 (±1.28) n=25, control mean 5.0 (±2.6) n=26, 120mg.

recovery time, 40.0% higher, relative time 1.40, p = 0.15, treatment mean 7.0 (±6.38) n=25, control mean 5.0 (±2.6) n=26, 40mg.

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1. c19early.org, c19early.org/soc/usa.html.c19early.org/soc/usa.html.

Reid et al., 10 Feb 2025, Randomized Controlled Trial, USA, preprint, 1 author, trial NCT04479358 (history) (COVIDOSE-2). Contact: pankti.reid@bsd.uchicago.edu.

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