https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/02/arthritis-drug-cuts-covid-deaths-and-hospital-stays-in-big-randomized-trial/
Apparently this was the biggest trial involving the drug. Prior trials had showed mixed results. A small benefit, but statistically significant.
Apparently this was the biggest trial involving the drug. Prior trials had showed mixed results. A small benefit, but statistically significant.
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Among hospitalized patients requiring oxygen in the trial, there were 596 deaths in the group of 2,022 patients randomly assigned to take tocilizumab29 percent diedand 694 deaths in the group of 2,094 patients randomly assigned to standard care33 percent died. That's an absolute difference of 4 percent in deaths and a 14 percent drop in the relative rate of death.
