Article
Combined use of tocilizumab and mesenchymal stromal cells in the treatment of severe Covid-19: Case report
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SENEGAGLIA, Alexandra Cristina et al. Combined use of Tocilizumab and mesenchymal stromal cells in the treatment of severe Covid-19: Case Report. Cell Transplantation, v. 30, p. 1–10, 2021.
1555-3892
10.1177/09636897211021008
Autor
Senegaglia, Alexandra Cristina
Rebelatto, Carmen Lúcia Kuniyoshi
Franck, Claudio Luciano
Lima, Juliana Souza
Boldrini-Leite, Lidiane Maria
Daga, Debora Regina
Leitão, Cleverson Alex
Shigunov, Patrícia
Azambuja, Ana Paula de
Bana, Elisa
Marsaro, Daniela Boscaro
Schaidt, Bruna
Micosky, Andressa
Jamur, Valderez Ravaglio
Schluga, Yara
Vaz, Isadora May
Ribeiro, Lisandro Lima
Correa, Alejandro
Brofman, Paulo Roberto Slud
Resumen
The coronavirus pandemic is one of the most significant public health events in recent history. Currently, no specific treatment is available. Some drugs and cell-based therapy have been tested as alternatives to decrease the disease’s symptoms, length of hospital stay, and mortality. We reported the case of a patient with a severe manifestation of COVID-19 in critical condition who did not respond to the standard procedures used, including six liters of O2 supplementation under a nasal catheter and treatment with dexamethasone and enoxaparin in prophylactic dose. The patient was treated with tocilizumab and an advanced therapy product based on umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (UC-MSC). The combination of tocilizumab and UC-MSC proved to be safe, with no adverse effects, and the results of this case report prove to be a promising
alternative in the treatment of patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome due to SARS-CoV-2.