What The Study Did: This randomized clinical trial assessed whether tocilizumab improves outcomes of patients hospitalized with moderate-to-severe COVID-19 pneumonia compared to usual care.
Authors: Olivier Hermine, M.D., Ph.D., of the Université de Paris, is the corresponding author.
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(doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6820)
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