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Editorial
. 2021 Jun;47(6):692-694.
doi: 10.1007/s00134-021-06441-y. Epub 2021 May 31.

Time for tocilizumab in COVID-19?

Ethan Butler  1   2 , Marie Warrer Munch  3 , Balasubramanian Venkatesh  4   5
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Editorial

Time for tocilizumab in COVID-19?

Ethan Butler et al. Intensive Care Med. 2021 Jun.
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Conflict of interest statement

EB declares no conflicts of interest. MWM is the coordinating investigator of the ‘Higher vs Lower Doses of Dexamethasone in Patients with COVID-19 and Severe Hypoxia (COVID STEROID 2) trial’ (NCT04509973). BV is part of the Management Committee of the COVID STEROID 2 trial.

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