Sepsis Research Analysis
March 2026 sepsis research converged on deployable precision care and host-directed immunomodulation. A large phase 3 RCT showed that procalcitonin-guided ED assessment reduced 28-day mortality, while a prospective 1-hour IL-6/sTNFR1 plus bicarbonate panel operationalized bedside ARDS subphenotyping. A validated three-biomarker ML score (PCT, sTREM-1, IL-6) quantified immune dysregulation and identified hydrocortisone-responsive patients. Mechanistic studies nominated druggable host pathways—STA