Asahi Kasei Pharma launched Sanofi’s rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment Kevzara (sarilumab) in Japan on February 5 under their license agreement announced in December. A human monoclonal antibody targeting interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptors, Kevzara was approved in Japan in September last year…
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