U.S., Sept. 4 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07152587) titled 'Randomized Adaptive Platform Trial of Pathogen-Directed Anti-inflammatory Therapy in Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia(Core Protocal)' on Aug. 26.

Brief Summary: Severe community-acquired pneumonia (sCAP) has a high mortality rate of 25-50%. Excessive host inflammatory responses contribute to poor outcomes. Corticosteroid therapy may provide benefit; however, the optimal dosage remains unclear, and it is uncertain whether all etiologies (e.g., Pneumocystis jirovecii, adenovirus, influenza) of sCAP can benefit equally.

This study will first establish a comprehensive trial platform based on a prospective sCAP cohort, embedding a ra...