Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 4519) announced that Genentech issued a press release on June 24 (local time) regarding the Emergency Use Authorization by the US FDA for Actemra, a humanized anti-human IL-6 receptor monoclonal antibody [generic name: tocilizumab (genetical recombination)] created by Chugai, for the treatment of COVID-19 in hospitalized adults and children.

Genentech's Actemra Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for the Treatment of COVID-19 In Hospitalized Adults and Children.

Contact:

Tomoko Shimizu

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Email: pr@chugai-pharm.co.jp

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