JAK-inhibitor and type I interferon ability to produce favorable clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Walz L, Cohen AJ, Rebaza AP, Vanchieri J, Slade MD, Dela Cruz CS, Sharma L. JAK-inhibitor and type I interferon ability to produce favorable clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Infectious Diseases 2021, 21: 47. PMID: 33430799, PMCID: PMC7797881, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-05730-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 patientsType I interferonOdds of mortalityPositive clinical outcomesClinical outcomesI interferonICU admissionExcessive cytokine releaseType I interferon treatmentStandard treatment groupOdds of dischargeFavorable clinical outcomeNon-randomized trialsJanus kinase inhibitorSearch of MEDLINETerms of mortalityKinase inhibitor treatmentHospital dischargeCytokine releaseInterferon treatmentPotential antiviral candidatesNovel therapiesTreatment outcomesTreatment groupsAntiviral candidates