A 2nd case series on IL-6 inhibition in COVID-ARDS.

- n=21
- no control group
- ~1/3 got better
- ~1/3 got worse
- ~1/3 was the same (still in ARDS)
- CRP improved (read: they got the drug)

Can't make any better clinical decisions based on this.
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Here is the link: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.01.20048561v1
Use of siltuximab in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia requiring ventilatory support

COVID-19 is caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SAR-CoV-2), resulting in symptoms, such as fever, cough, and shortness of breath. The SARS-CoV-2 virus has also been...

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.01.20048561v1
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