Interferon-beta offers promising avenues to COVID-19 treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysi16 Feb 2021 14:37
" The primary and secondary outcomes were considered discharge and mortality, respectively. The abovementioned outcomes of standard care protocol were compared with the standard care plus IFN-ß in the confirmed COVID-19 patients. Out of 356 records identified, 12 randomized clinical trial studies were selected for full-text screening. Finally, 5 papers were included in the systematic review and 3 papers in the meta-analysis. The average mortality rate was reported as 6.195% and 18.02% in intervention and control groups, respectively. Likewise, the median days of hospitalization were lower in the intervention group (9 days) than the control group (12.25 days). According to meta-analysis, IFN-ß was found to increase the overall discharge rate (RR = 3.05; 95% CI: 1.09-5.01). Our findings revealed that early administration of IFN-ß in combination with antiviral drugs is a promising therapeutic strategy against COVID-19."
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33587164/