U.S. License Holder:
Genentech
Date of License:
January-08-2010 [October-21-2013]
Last Update:
February-15-2021
FDA-Approved Indications
ACTEMRA (tocilizumab) is an interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor antagonist indicated for treatment of:
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Adult patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis who have had an inadequate response to one or more Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs);
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA): Adult patients with giant cell arteritis;
Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (PJIA): Patients 2 years of age and older with active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis;
Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (SJIA): Patients 2 years of age and older with active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis;
Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS): Adults and pediatric patients 2 years of age and older with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell-induced severe or life-threatening cytokine release syndrome.