It is an observational, cohort, retrospective, monocentric, non-profit study. Patients with SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 pneumonia who started off-label Ruxolitinib treatment in the period between 25/03/2020 and 07/04/2020 in hospitalization in the COVID-19 wards of the USL Toscana Nord Ovest company.
Primary objective
\- Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of ruxolitinib in acute respiratory distress syndrome in patients with SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 with rapid deterioration of respiratory parameters in the last 12 hours.
Secondary objectives
* Improvement of respiratory performance.
* Improvement of acute phase inflammation indices.
* Evaluation of known adverse events related to the use of the drug.
* Evaluation of the epidemiological parameters in COVID-19 patients.
* Monitoring of plasma levels of cytokines before and after treatment. Exploratory objectives
* Analysis of the outcomes for the launch of a study on the efficacy and safety of Ruxolitinib in the treatment of ADRS in COVID-19 patients.
