id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-315149-71bmj5il Caballero Bermejo, Antonio F. Sarilumab versus standard of care for the early treatment of COVID-19 pneumonia in hospitalized patients: SARTRE: a structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial 2020-09-16 .txt text/plain 11227 612 45 The aim of the present study is to evaluate if an earlier therapeutic intervention with sarilumab plus SOC (including corticosteroids) may be more effective than current standard of care alone, in preventing progression to respiratory failure in COVID-19 infected patients with interstitial pneumonia. The aim of the present study is to evaluate if an earlier therapeutic intervention with sarilumab plus SOC may be more effective than current standard of care alone, which according to our local protocol includes weight adjusted corticosteroids doses, in preventing progression to respiratory failure in COVID-19 infected patients with interstitial pneumonia. Patients randomized to the control arm (CS + SOC group without sarilumab) progressing to severe respiratory failure fulfilling criteria for treatment with anti-IL6 inhibitors according to clinical practice guidelines, as defined by the presence of Brescia-COVID SARTRE STUDY EudraCT Number: 2020-002037-15 Version 2.0 (May 05th 2020) Scale 2-3 plus inflammatory markers, will be offered the option to be rescued with sarilumab at the same doses and be included in an open-label follow-up phase. ./cache/cord-315149-71bmj5il.txt ./txt/cord-315149-71bmj5il.txt