The overall objective of the study is to determine the therapeutic effect and tolerance of Tocilizumab in patients with moderate, severe pneumonia or critical pneumonia associated with Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Tocilizumab (TCZ) is an anti-human IL-6 receptor monoclonal antibody that inhibits signal transduction by binding sIL-6R and mIL-6R. The study has a cohort multiple Randomized Controlled Trials (cmRCT) design. Randomization will occur prior to offering Tocilizumab administration to patients enrolled in the CORIMUNO-19 cohort. Tocilizumab will be administered to consenting adult patients hospitalized with CORVID-19 either diagnosed with moderate or severe pneumonia requiring no mechanical ventilation or critical pneumonia requiring mechanical ventilation. Patients who will chose not to receive Tocilizumab will receive standard of cares. Outcomes of Tocilizumab-treated patients will be compared with outcomes of standard of care treated patients as well as outcomes of patients treated with other immune modulators.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
228
Tocilizumab 8mg/kg on day 1 and if no response (no decrease of oxygen requirement) a second injection at day 3 (fixed dose of 400 mg)
APHP- Hopital Tenon
Paris, France
APHP - Beaujon
Paris, France
APHP - Bichat
Paris, France
APHP - Hopital Necker
Paris, France
APHP - Pitié Salpêtrière
Paris, France
APHP - Saint Louis
Paris, France
CHU Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
Institut Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, France
Percentage of Participants With WHO Clinical Progression Scale > 5 at Day 4 -- Severe COVID Population (WHO Clinical Progression Scale =5 at Baseline)
Percentage of participants who has died or needed non-invasive or mechanical ventilation by day 4 (WHO clinical progression scale \> 5). A patient with new do-not-resuscitate order at day 4 will be considered as with a score \> 5. WHO progression scale: Uninfected; non viral RNA detected: 0 Asymptomatic; viral RNA detected: 1 Symptomatic; Independent: 2 Symptomatic; Assistance needed: 3 Hospitalized; No oxygen therapy: 4 Hospitalized; oxygen by mask or nasal prongs: 5 Hospitalized; oxygen by NIV or High flow: 6 Intubation and Mechanical ventilation, pO2/FIO2\>=150 OR SpO2/FIO2\>=200: 7 Mechanical ventilation, (pO2/FIO2\<150 OR SpO2/FIO2\<200) OR vasopressors (norepinephrine \>0.3 microg/kg/min): 8 Mechanical ventilation, pO2/FIO2\<150 AND vasopressors (norepinephrine \>0.3 microg/kg/min), OR Dialysis OR ECMO: 9 Dead: 10
Time frame: 4 days
Percentage of Participants With Non-invasive Ventilation, Mechanical Ventilation or Death at Day 14 (WHO Clinical Progression Scale =5 at Baseline)
Survival without needs of ventilator utilization (including non invasive ventilation and high flow) at day 14. Percentage of non-invasive ventilation, mechanical ventilation or death. Thus, events considered are needing ventilator utilization (mechanical or non-invasive ventilation including high flow oxygen), or death. New do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order (if given after the inclusion of the patient) will be considered as an event at the date of the DNR.
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 14
Percentage of Participants With no Improvement in WHO Clinical Progression Scale at Day 4 -- Critical COVID Population ( WHO Clinical Progression Scale >5 at Baseline)
Results are presented as the percentage not improved, so that an effective treatment would be associated with a decrease in percentage WHO progression scale: Uninfected; non viral RNA detected: 0 Asymptomatic; viral RNA detected: 1 Symptomatic; Independent: 2 Symptomatic; Assistance needed: 3 Hospitalized; No oxygen therapy: 4 Hospitalized; oxygen by mask or nasal prongs: 5 Hospitalized; oxygen by NIV or High flow: 6 Intubation and Mechanical ventilation, pO2/FIO2\>=150 OR SpO2/FIO2\>=200: 7 Mechanical ventilation, (pO2/FIO2\<150 OR SpO2/FIO2\<200) OR vasopressors (norepinephrine \>0.3 microg/kg/min): 8 Mechanical ventilation, pO2/FIO2\<150 AND vasopressors (norepinephrine \>0.3 microg/kg/min), OR Dialysis OR ECMO: 9 Dead: 10
Time frame: 4 days
Cumulative Incidence (Percentage of Participants) With Successful Tracheal Extubation at Day 14 -- Critical COVID Population (WHO Clinical Progression Scale >5 at Baseline)
Cumulative incidence of successful tracheal extubation (defined as duration extubation \> 48h) at day 14 if patients have been intubated before day 14 ; or removal of Non Invasive Ventilation or high flow (for \> 48h) if they were included under oxygen by Non Invasive Ventilation or High flow (score 6) and remained without intubation. Death or new do-not-resuscitate order (if given after the inclusion of the patient) will be considered as a competing event.
Time frame: Day 1 to Day 14
Percentage of Participants Surviving (Overall Survival)
Percentage of participants surviving at 14, 28 and 90 days
Time frame: 14, 28 and 90 days
WHO Progression Scale
WHO progression scale: Uninfected; non viral RNA detected: 0 Asymptomatic; viral RNA detected: 1 Symptomatic; Independent: 2 Symptomatic; Assistance needed: 3 Hospitalized; No oxygen therapy: 4 Hospitalized; oxygen by mask or nasal prongs: 5 Hospitalized; oxygen by NIV or High flow: 6 Intubation and Mechanical ventilation, pO2/FIO2\>=150 OR SpO2/FIO2\>=200: 7 Mechanical ventilation, (pO2/FIO2\<150 OR SpO2/FIO2\<200) OR vasopressors (norepinephrine \>0.3 microg/kg/min): 8 Mechanical ventilation, pO2/FIO2\<150 AND vasopressors (norepinephrine \>0.3 microg/kg/min), OR Dialysis OR ECMO: 9 Dead: 10
Time frame: 4, 7 and 14 days
Mean of Ventilator Free-days at Day 28 -- Critical COVID Population (WHO-clinical Progression Scale >5 at Baseline)
28-day ventilator free-days
Time frame: 28 days
Cumulative Incidence (Percentage of Participants) of Oxygen Supply Independency
Time to oxygen supply independency
Time frame: Day 28, 90
Cumulative Incidence (Percentage of Participants) of Discharge From Hospital
Time to discharge from hospital
Time frame: 28, 90 days
Cumulative Incidence (Percentage of Participants) of Intensive Care Unit Discharge -- Critical COVID Population (WHO Clinical Progression Scale >5 at Baseline)
Time to discharge from Intensive Care Unit
Time frame: 28, 90 days
PaO2/FIO2 Ratio -- Critical COVID Population (WHO Clinical Progression Scale >5 at Baseline)
Evolution of PaO2/FiO2 ratio PaO2 is partial pressure of arterial oxygen expressed in mmHg. FiO2 is fraction of inspired oxygen (for instance, 0.33 for 33% oxygen) with no units. PaO2/FiO2 ratio is expressed in mmHg.
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Time frame: day 1 to day 14