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Roche/Chugai’s Tocilizumab Approved for Severe COVID-19 in Europe
European regulators have granted approval for the label expansion of Roche’s humanized anti-human IL-6 receptor monoclonal antibody tocilizumab, known with the brand names of Actemra/RoActemra, for the treatment of severe COVID-19. The decision came just hours after the recommendation by…
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