Chugai Pharmaceutical said on April 8 that it will start a PIII clinical trial in Japan for its anti-human IL-6 receptor monoclonal antibody Actemra (tocilizumab) for the treatment of hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia. The Roche group company submitted…
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