GENENTECH INITIATES PHASE III CLINICAL TRIAL OF ACTEMRA IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH SEVERE COVID-19 PNEUMONIA

Stuart Schlossman#COVID-19

Genentech is working with the
U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate
 a
randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase III clinical trial in
collaboration with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority
(BARDA), a part of the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), to evaluate the safety and
efficacy of Actemra® (tocilizumab) plus standard of care in hospitalized adult
patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia compared to placebo plus standard of
care.

This press release is below and can be found HERE.


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