Last Week in Medicine

IL-6 Receptor Antagonists Reduce Mortality in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients (REMAP-CAP, RECOVERY), Convalescent Plasma Fails to Improve Mortality

Stephen Jenkins, MD, Emily Spivak, MD Season 2 Episode 11

Today I am joined by Infectious Disease expert Dr. Emily Spivak to talk about the latest batch of tocilizumab trials for COVID-19 and a meta-analysis of all the convalescent plasma trials.  Check it out!


Tocilizumab in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 (COVACTA)
IL-6 Receptor Antagonists in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19 (REMAP-CAP)
RECOVERY Tocilizumab pre-print
Meta-analysis of Convalescent Plasma for COVID-19










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