Triple-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial of Tocilizumab vs Placebo: Potential Use of an IL-6 Antagonist as an Adjuvant to Standard Treatment for Treatment-Resistant Major Depression in the Brazilian Public Health System (SUS)

Publication date: Jun 26, 2025

Clinical trial aimed at evaluating whether a single infusion of tocilizumab, a medication that blocks the action of an inflammatory molecule called interleukin-6 (IL-6), can reduce symptoms of treatment-resistant major depression compared to placebo in non-hospitalized patients.

Concepts Keywords
Brazilian Blind
Breastfeeding Clinical
Cancer Consent
Hours Criteria
Randomized Depression
Diagnosis
Disorder
Il
Major
Placebo
Randomized
Resistant
Tocilizumab
Treatment
Trial

Semantics

Type Source Name
drug DRUGBANK Tocilizumab
disease MESH Depression
disease MESH bipolar disorder
disease MESH personality disorder
disease MESH substance use disorder
disease MESH infection
disease MESH Hepatitis B
pathway KEGG Hepatitis B
disease MESH Hepatitis C
pathway KEGG Hepatitis C
disease MESH autoimmune disease
disease MESH cardiovascular disease
disease MESH cancer
disease MESH Hypersensitivity
disease MESH psychiatric diagnosis
disease MESH Major Depressive Disorder

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