tocilizumab
noun
to·ci·liz·u·mab
ˌtō-sə-ˈli-zü-ˌmab 
: an immunosuppressive drug that is a monoclonal antibody which binds to cell receptors and blocks the action of interleukin-6 and that is administered by injection to treat various inflammatory conditions (such as rheumatoid arthritis)
Tocilizumab specifically blocks the action of the inflammatory protein interleukin-6, which shows up in excessive amounts in joints of rheumatoid arthritis patients.—
Nathan Seppa
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The drug tocilizumab is sold as Actemra and RoActemra for rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases.
—Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, 22 Sep. 2020
In fact, as of Monday, the FDA has launched Phase III trials of tocilizumab for treating COVID-19 pneumonia.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2020
Roche, which makes tocilizumab, did its own tests in COVID patients and reported that its drug was not helpful.
—Gina Kolata, Star Tribune, 14 Nov. 2020
Those treated with tocilizumab were less likely to need mechanical ventilation by day 28 (12% vs. 19% when compared to standard care).
—Verywell Health, 27 Jan. 2023
At the start of the Covid pandemic, researchers offered all sorts of theories about medicines — hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, and tocilizumab among them — that might help to treat Covid.
—Matthew Herper, STAT, 3 Nov. 2022
In the same way, pregnant patients’ biological ages were restored during postpartum recovery, and patients recovering from COVID-19 had their biological age enhanced after using the immunosuppressive drug tocilizumab.
—L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune Well, 21 Apr. 2023
Dexamethasone, a cheap and common steroid, surprised doctors by slicing mortality in the sickest patients in a randomized trial; another anti-inflammatory, tocilizumab, also helped patients survive.
—Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 16 Mar. 2021
The drug in question, tocilizumab, was being investigated as a potential treatment for coronavirus patients who experienced high levels of inflammation.
—Rachael Zisk, Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2020
Chronicle Staff, SFChronicle.com, 22 Sep. 2020
In fact, as of Monday, the FDA has launched Phase III trials of tocilizumab for treating COVID-19 pneumonia.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2020
Roche, which makes tocilizumab, did its own tests in COVID patients and reported that its drug was not helpful.
—Gina Kolata, Star Tribune, 14 Nov. 2020
Those treated with tocilizumab were less likely to need mechanical ventilation by day 28 (12% vs. 19% when compared to standard care).
—Verywell Health, 27 Jan. 2023
At the start of the Covid pandemic, researchers offered all sorts of theories about medicines — hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, and tocilizumab among them — that might help to treat Covid.
—Matthew Herper, STAT, 3 Nov. 2022
In the same way, pregnant patients’ biological ages were restored during postpartum recovery, and patients recovering from COVID-19 had their biological age enhanced after using the immunosuppressive drug tocilizumab.
—L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune Well, 21 Apr. 2023
Dexamethasone, a cheap and common steroid, surprised doctors by slicing mortality in the sickest patients in a randomized trial; another anti-inflammatory, tocilizumab, also helped patients survive.
—Kelly Servick, Science | AAAS, 16 Mar. 2021
The drug in question, tocilizumab, was being investigated as a potential treatment for coronavirus patients who experienced high levels of inflammation.
—Rachael Zisk, Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2020
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“Tocilizumab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tocilizumab. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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