A preliminary analysis of randomized controlled data from Germany in eight COVID-19 patients on veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (vv-ECMO) showed that IL-6 reduction was more pronounced in the CytoSorb + ECMO group (n = 4) than in the ECMO only group (n = 4) despite higher baseline levels [55]. The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is COVID-19.