Considering the underlying systemic inflammation and cytokine release cascade in post-COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis, steroids, interleukin-6 inhibitors, interleukin-1 inhibitors such as anakinra, antifibrotic agents such as nintedanib, pirfenidone, and investigational humanized monoclonal antibody drugs such as sarilumab and canakinumab are being considered.14–17. The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is COVID-19.