Efficacy and Safety of Sarilumab in COVID-19: A Systematic Review
Table 3
Functional efficacious outcomes of the included studies.
Author
Efficacy outcomes
Description, n (%)
Della-Torre et.al.
PaO2/FiO2 ratio; n (%)
200–300 mm of Hg
Total: 4 (7)
Sarilumab: 1 (4)
Comparison: 3 (11)
value: 0.61
100–200 mm of Hg
Total: 22 (39)
Sarilumab: 10 (36)
Comparison: 12 (43)
value: 0.78
<100 mm of Hg
Total: 30 (54)
Sarilumab: 17 (60)
Comparison: 13 (46)
value: 0.42
Mortality; n (%)
Sarilumab: 2 (7)
Comparison: 5 (18)
value: 0.42
Clinical improvement; n (%)
Sarilumab: 17 (60)
Comparison: 18 (64)
value: 0.99
Mechanical ventilation; n (%)
Sarilumab: 6 (21)
Comparison: 7 (25)
value: 0.99
Montesarchio et.al.
PaO2/FiO2 ratio
122 (83–240)
Mortality; n (%)
5 (33.3)
Intubated vs. not intubated; n (%)
8 (53.3) vs. 7 (46.7)
Benucci et.al.
PaO2/FiO2 ratio
Improvement of oxygenation expressed by an increased SpO2/FiO2 ratio (Horovitz index) by 50 or higher compared to nadir SpO2/FiO2 for at least 48 hours: seven of them showed an improvement of the Horovitz index