Research Article
Tocilizumab, an Exploratory Treatment for Severe COVID-19 Patients
Table 1
The clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients treated with TCZ.
| Case no. | Age | Clinical classification | Comorbidity | Time from onset to before TCZ therapy (days) | TCZ therapy | Day 0 | Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Days 4–7 |
| 1 | 83 | Critically ill | Hypertension | 15 | TCZ 480 mg; MP 40 mg | MP 40 mg | 2 | 54 | Critically ill | Diabetes | 17 | TCZ 400 mg | TCZ 400 mg | 3 | 62 | Moderately ill | Diabetes CHD | 37 | TCZ 400 mg | 4 | 83 | Seriously ill | Hypertension diabetes | 22 | TCZ 200 mg | 5 | 71 | Seriously ill | None | 22 | TCZ 400 mg | 6 | 66 | Seriously ill | None | 9 | TCZ 280 mg | 7 | 62 | Seriously ill | Stroke history | 20 | TCZ 400 mg; MP 40 mg | MP 40 mg | 8 | 79 | Seriously ill | Hypertension COPD | 14 | TCZ 200 mg | 9 | 63 | Seriously ill | CHD | 41 | TCZ 200 mg | 10 | 68 | Critically ill | COPD | 40 | TCZ 400 mg | TCZ 400 mg | 11 | 60 | Seriously ill | Hypertension diabetes | 12 | TCZ 400 mg | 12 | 72 | Critically ill | Hypertension CHD | 10 | TCZ 400 mg | 13 | 69 | Seriously ill | Hypertension | 32 | TCZ 400 mg |
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M: male, F: female. MP: methylprednisolone. CHD: coronary heart disease. COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases.
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