Response to: 'High dosage of Methylprednisolone as a rescue, second-line treatment in COVID-19 patients who failed to respond to Tocilizumab' by Conticini et al

Sofia Ramiro^{1

2}, Rémy Mostard³, Robert Bm Landewé^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Rheumatology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands sofiaramiro@gmail.com.
² Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Pulmonology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
⁴ Rheumatology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
⁵ Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Comment

Sofia Ramiro et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 Oct.

. 2022 Oct;81(10):e203.

doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-218788. Epub 2020 Aug 19.

Sofia Ramiro^{1

2}, Rémy Mostard³, Robert Bm Landewé^{4

5}

¹ Rheumatology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands sofiaramiro@gmail.com.
² Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Pulmonology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
⁴ Rheumatology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
⁵ Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

No abstract available

Keywords: biological therapy; epidemiology; glucocorticoids.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Historically controlled comparison of glucocorticoids with or without tocilizumab versus supportive care only in patients with COVID-19-associated cytokine storm syndrome: results of the CHIC study.
Ramiro S, Mostard RLM, Magro-Checa C, van Dongen CMP, Dormans T, Buijs J, Gronenschild M, de Kruif MD, van Haren EHJ, van Kraaij T, Leers MPG, Peeters R, Wong DR, Landewé RBM. Ramiro S, et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2020 Sep;79(9):1143-1151. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-218479. Epub 2020 Jul 20. Ann Rheum Dis. 2020. PMID: 32719045 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.
High dosage of methylprednisolone as a rescue, second-line treatment in COVID-19 patients who failed to respond to tocilizumab.
Conticini E, Franchi F, Bennett D, Valente S, Mazzei MA, Bargagli E, Volterrani L, Scolletta S, Frediani B. Conticini E, et al. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022 Oct;81(10):e202. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-218761. Epub 2020 Aug 19. Ann Rheum Dis. 2022. PMID: 32816701 No abstract available.