CADTH Weekly COVID-19 Update

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CADTH is committed to supporting Canada’s health care decision-makers through this challenging and uncertain time.

Our COVID-19 evidence portal contains the latest COVID-19 information from CADTH and other respected organizations. Content is updated daily to reflect the rapidly changing and growing state of the international scientific evidence related to this disease.

The following is a summary of the most recent information posted to our COVID-19 portal.

Reports

There are no new reports this week. To see our list of projects in progress, visit our CADTH in-progress page.

COVID-19 News

Visit our news page to stay on top of all of the emerging evidence we are monitoring and updating. Recent highlights include:

Sarilumab

On September 2, 2020, CADTH published a Horizon Scan on sarilumab identifying two published studies evaluating the efficacy and safety of this drug for the treatment of COVID-19.

Tocilizumab

On August 25, 2020, CADTH completed a Health Technology Review on tocilizumab. This review includes findings on one systematic review and five non-randomized, and retrospective cohort studies reporting on treatment effects of this drug in patients with COVID-19.

CADTH Literature Searching Tools

To help conduct your COVID-19–related literature searches, see our COVID-19 Search Strings and our COVID-19 Grey Literature Resources.

Additional Resources

CADTH is pleased to showcase additional COVID-19 resources from our partner organizations, as well as from the Canadian federal, provincial, and territorial governments’ health jurisdictions:

  • Pan-Canadian Health Organizations
  • Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Information

CAN’T FIND WHAT YOU NEED? LET US KNOW

Canadian ministries and departments of health, publicly funded organizations responsible for health service delivery, and clinical society stakeholders are encouraged to submit a request or contact their CADTH Liaison Officer. We’re here to help.

The CADTH Weekly COVID-19 Update is intended to keep you informed about the latest information posted on the CADTH COVID-19 portal. You’re receiving this update because you’ve subscribed to our CADTH e-alert system.