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Tocilizumab

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Tocilizumab?
Therapeutic monoclonal antibody
Source Humanized
Target IL-6 receptor
Identifiers
CAS number 375823-41-9
ATC code L04AC07
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Chemical data
Formula C6428H9976N1720O2018S42
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Tocilizumab (under development by Roche and Chugai under the trade name Actemra) is a humanized monoclonal antibody against IL-6R (interleukin-6 receptor) used as an immunosuppressive drug.

As of 2008, it is currently under regulatory review by the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA), the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and Australia's Therapeutic Goods Authority is conduction trials and will then assess an application to have the drug added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

It has been proposed for use in Castleman's disease.[1] Data presented on 28 October 2008 shows that this medication can be effective in adjunct therapy for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. [1]

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