| Literature DB >> 32602262 |
Iris Navarro-Millán1, Sebastian E Sattui2, Amit Lakhanpal2, Diane Zisa2, Caroline H Siegel2, Mary K Crow2.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To report the clinical experience with anakinra in preventing mechanical ventilation in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), symptoms of cytokine storm syndrome, and acute hypoxemic respiratory failure.Entities:
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32602262 PMCID: PMC7361793 DOI: 10.1002/art.41422
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arthritis Rheumatol ISSN: 2326-5191 Impact factor: 15.483
Characteristics of patients with COVID‐19 who met criteria for treatment with subcutaneous anakinra based on features of cytokine storm syndrome*
| Patient/age/sex | Race/ethnicity | Medical history | Days from COVID‐19 symptom onset to respiratory decompensation | Documented temperature at evaluation,°C | Ferritin, ng/ml | Lymphocyte count, μl | LDH, units/liter |
| CRP, mg/dl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients treated with anakinra | |||||||||
| 1/61/M | White | T2DM, asthma, obesity, CAD | 6 | 38.2 | 1,288 | 1,200 | – | 270 | 0.0 |
| 2/48/M | Hispanic | Obesity | 10 | 38.2 | 1,576 | – | 955 | 718 | 30.8 |
| 3/60/F | Asian | COPD | 10 | 36.5 | 2,255 | 500 | 746 | 923 | 1.2 |
| 4/74/M | Hispanic | HTN, GERD, T2DM, HLD | 10 | 38.0 | 1,482 | – | 212 | 1,200 | – |
| 5/63/M | Asian | Hypothyroidism | 4 | 37.5 | 1,629 | – | 873 | 2,079 | 2.6 |
| 6/81/F | White | GERD, β‐thalassemia | 15 | 36.5 | 1,388 | 900 | 360 | 691 | 4.3 |
| 7/62/M | Hispanic | HTN, obesity, pre‐T2DM, HLD, BPH | 6 | 37.1 | 1,479 | 500 | 924 | 2,760 | 14.2 |
| 8/66/M | Hispanic | None | 15 | 38.6 | 1,736 | 700 | 479 | 814 | 27.4 |
| 9/65/M | Asian | HTN, T2DM, BPH, CVA | 10 | 37.9 | 1,536 | 1,100 | 424 | 929 | 5.9 |
| 10/43/M | Asian | None | 15 | 38.0 | 2,273 | 800 | 542 | 221 | 15.7 |
| 11/42/M | Asian | T2DM | 15 | 37.0 | >1,650 | 1,400 | 451 | 341 | 15.6 |
| Patients not treated with anakinra but meeting criteria | |||||||||
| 12/63/M | Hispanic | T2DM, HTN | 14 | 37.6 | 1,055 | 600 | 878 | >20 | 22.2 |
| 13/59/F | Hispanic | None | 5 | 37.5 | 1,855 | 800 | 533 | 364 | 28.2 |
| 14/56/M | Hispanic | HTN, BPH | 11 | 37.2 | 2,360 | 1,200 | 586 | 450 | 28.6 |
COVID‐19 = coronavirus disease 2019; LDH = lactate dehydrogenase; FEU = fibrinogen equivalent unit; crp = C‐reactive protein; T2DM = type 2 diabetes mellitus; CAD = coronary artery disease; COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HTN = hypertension; GERD = gastroesophageal reflux disease; HLD = hyperlipidemia; BPH = benign prostatic hyperplasia; CVA = cerebrovascular accident.
Fever could be historic and only occurred before hospital admission or evaluation.
Concomitant therapies and clinical outcomes in the COVID‐19 patients treated with anakinra*
| Patient | Concomitant medications | Time from initiation of maximum supplemental O2 (NRB 15L + NC 6L or HFNC) to initiation of anakinra | Anakinra dose titration | Number of days receiving anakinra | Current clinical status | Observations | Adverse reactions while taking anakinra |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients treated with anakinra | |||||||
| 1 | None | 16 hours | ↓ to 100 mg SC daily on day 8, discontinued on day 9 | 9 | 1 | Discharged from hospital, no limitation on activities | None |
| 2 | None | 36 hours | ↑ to 100 mg SC q6h on day 2, ↓ to 100 mg SC q8h on day 6, ↓ to 100 mg SC q12h on day 10, ↓ to 100 mg SC daily on day 13 | 19 | 1 |
Discharged from hospital, no limitation on activities; received anakinra 100 mg daily for 5 days as outpatient | Elevation of AST/ALT (also on scheduled acetaminophen), injection site reaction on last 2 days of treatment |
| 3 | Methylprednisolone 25 mg q12h 4 days prior to starting anakinra, tapered after 10 days (total 14 days) | 24 hours | ↓ to 100 mg SC q8h on day 3, ↓ to 100 mg SC q12h day 5, ↓ to 100 mg SC daily day 8, discontinued day 12 | 12 | 1 | Discharged from hospital, no limitation on activities | None |
| 4 | Methylprednisolone 40 mg q12h x 3 days prior to starting anakinra (total 3 days) | 4 days | ↓ to 100 mg SC q8h on day 4, ↓ to 100 mg SC q12h day 10, discontinued day 12 | 12 | 3 |
Hospitalized without oxygen support ;required MV for 19 days | Bacterial infection |
| 5 | Methylprednisolone 30 mg q12h x 3 days prior to starting anakinra (total 3 days) | 4 days | Discontinued on day 2 | 2 | 8 |
Death Anakinra discontinued after 8 doses due to bacterial infection | Bacterial infection |
| 6 | Methylprednisolone 30 mg q12h x 4 days prior to starting anakinra (total 4 days) | 24 hours | ↓ to 100 mg SC q8h on day 4, ↓ to 100 mg SC q12h day 9, ↓ to 100 mg SC daily day 11, discontinued day 12 | 12 | 1 | Discharged from hospital, no limitation on activities | Elevation of AST/ALT and leukopenia |
| 7 | Methylprednisolone 50 mg q12h x 4 days prior to starting anakinra (total 5 days) | 7 days | ↓ to 100 mg SC q8h on day 5, ↓ to 100 mg SC q12h day 7, ↑ to 100 mg SC q6h day 8, discontinued day 9 | 9 | 2 |
Discharged from hospital, with limitation on activities ;hospitalized, required invasive MV for 16 days; intubated after 1 dose of anakinra | Bacterial infection |
| 8 | Methylprednisolone 40 mg q12h x 1 day, tapered during following 7 days (while remaining on anakinra) | 18 hours | ↓ to 100 mg SC q8h on day 3, ↓ to 100 mg SC q12h day 15, ↓ to 100 mg SC daily day 16, discontinued day 17 | 17 | 2 | Discharged from hospital, with limitation on activities | None |
| 9 | Methylprednisolone 60 mg daily x 5 days (2 weeks prior to anakinra), then methylprednisolone 40 mg q12h for 5 days (simultaneous with the first 5 days of anakinra) | 4 days after extubation | ↓ to 100 mg SC q8h on day 4, ↓ to 100 mg SC q12h day 9, ↓ to 100 mg SC daily day 12, discontinued day 17 | 17 | 2 |
Discharged from hospital, with limitation on activities; required MV for 5 days; met criteria for CSS before and after extubation but consulted for anakinra treatment only after extubation | None |
| 10 | Methylprednisolone 40 q12h x 1 day (prior to anakinra) | 24 hours | ↓ to 100 mg SC q8h on day 6, discontinued on day 7 | 7 | 1 |
Discharged from hospital, no limitation on activities ;required MV for 7 days; patient was intubated on day 1 of anakinra | High suspicion for bacterial infection |
| 11 | None | 24 hours | ↓ to 100 mg SC q8h on day 2, discontinued day 4 | 4 | 1 |
Discharged from hospital, no limitation on activities; no anakinra on discharge |
Elevation of AST/ALT ;high suspicion for bacterial superinfection |
| Patients not treated with anakinra but meeting criteria | |||||||
| 12 | Received tocilizumab and glucocorticoids | Not applicable | Anakinra not available in the hospital | 0 | 4 |
Hospitalized, requiring supplemental 6L NC oxygen, O2 saturation 98% ;required MV for 15 days, failed extubation, and required MV again for 6 more days;now extubated | Not applicable |
| 13 | Received sarilumab and glucocorticoids | Not applicable | Anakinra not available in the hospital | 0 | 1 | Discharged from hospital, no limitation on activities | Not applicable |
| 14 | Received sarilumab and glucocorticoids | Not applicable | Patient declined anakinra | 0 | 6 |
Hospitalized requiring invasive MV with tracheostomy; 41 days on MV as of June 2, 2020 | Not applicable |
All except patients 8 and 11 received hydroxychloroquine. All patients had discontinued anakinra by the end of the case series. COVID‐19 = coronavirus disease 2019; NRB = nonrebreather; HFNC = high‐flow nasal cannula; SC = subcutaneously; q6h = every 6 hours; AST = aspartate amino transferase; ALT = alanine aminotransferase; CSS = cytokine storm syndrome.
Clinical status graded on 9‐point ordinal scale suggested by the World Health Organization (9).
Never required mechanical ventilation (MV).
Required mechanical ventilation but was successfully extubated.
Deceased.
Patient’s blood culture was drawn before anakinra was initiated and results were pending when the medication was started. Once the results were positive, anakinra was discontinued.
Required mechanical ventilation.
Figure 1Ferritin levels (A), absolute lymphocyte count (B), and C‐reactive protein levels (C) over time in patients with coronavirus disease 2019, severe respiratory failure, and features of cytokine storm syndrome treated with anakinra.