COVID-19: Salvage TOcilizumab as a Rescue Measure

Inclusion criteria

• written informed consaent obtained
• hospitalized with COVID-19 disease
• Age >/= 18 years
• SARS CoV-2 NhO posit
• Sp=2 </93% on ambient air or respiratory rate >30 /min
• Any 2 of the 4: P-IL-6 > 2 x ULN / P-ferritin > 2 x ULN / P-FIDD >1.5 mg/l / P- CRP >40 mg/l without obvious presence of bacterial infection (normal values: P -IL-6 <5.9 ng/l; P-ferritin, men 30-400 mikrog/l, women 13-150 mikrog/l ; P-FIDD (Fibrin degradation products, D-dimer) <0.5 mg/l; P-CRP <10 mg/l)

Exclusion criteria

• Known severe allergic reactions to monoclonal antibodies
• Active confirmed tuberculosis with ongoing treatment or obvious tuberculosis or obvious other bacterial, fungal or viral infection (besides COVID-19)
• In the opinion of the clinical team, progression to death is imminent and inevitable within the next 24 hours, irrespective of the provision of treatments
• Long-term oral anti-rejection or immunomodulatory drugs (including corticosteroids equivalent to methylprednison 15mg/day)
• Pregnant or lactating women. If needed, exclusion of pregnancy should be performed by laboratory test (U-hCG-O).
• Participating in other drug clinical trials
• Absolute neutrophil count < 1 x10E9/l
• Platelet count <50 x10E9/l
• ALAT >10x ULN