Talk:Tocilizumab
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[edit]Removed link to tocilizumab.com, which seems to be purely a collection of sponsored links, and not an official site. 81.107.41.207 (talk) 12:30, 21 March 2008 (UTC) Tocilizumab is great for halting arthritis. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7692701.stm reports 47% of patients tested saw improvement over only 8% when methotrexate was taken alone. Karpinski (talk) 15:16, 27 October 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Karpinski (talk • contribs) 15:14, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
Five trials
[edit]The LITHE trial was reported extensively, but there have been several other phase III trials. http://arthritis.about.com/od/brms/a/actemra.htm sums them up. JFW | T@lk 10:25, 31 October 2008 (UTC)
"at 11 locations in China"
[edit]Is not really needed. It is in the reference. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 23:11, 9 April 2020 (UTC)
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[edit]"This ability to counter cytokine release syndrome, also known as a cytokine storm, enables the use of Tocilizumab to treat the most extreme cases of COVID-19.[1]"
We need a proper reference. No we do not have evidence that this treats the most extreme cases... Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 02:53, 15 April 2020 (UTC)
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- ^ Buchele, Mose (13 April 2020). "'I Felt Like Rip Van Winkle': One Of The 1st U.S. Doctors With COVID-19 Is Back Home". NPR. NPR. Retrieved 15 April 2020.