TOKYO - Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 4519) announced that Genentech issued a press release on March 23 (local time) regarding the FDA approval of a clinical trial for Actemra, a humanized anti-human IL-6 receptor monoclonal antibody [generic name: tocilizumab (genetical recombination)] created by Chugai, for the treatment of hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia.

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