Toxilzumab | Arthritis Information

Hi guys, any of you heard of this or on it? Its similar in its make up to MTX and it will be my next option hopefully!!! Janie.

New Data Reveals Tocilizumab Is The First And Only Biologic Drug To Show Superiority Over Current Standard Of Care In Rheumatoid Arthritis

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/111539.phpThanks Lynn, very interesting and uplifting, regards Janie.Does anyone know where Actemra is currently on the FDA approval list? IIRC approval was delayed as late as March of this year for additional information from Roche and its Japanese partner.

>>This<< indicates it has been approved in Australia:
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The Therapeutic Goods Administration has approved Actemra (tocilizumab), a rapidly-acting biologic therapy which has been shown to deliver consistently high remission rates by attacking inflammation at its source.

Actemra is the first therapy specifically designed to inhibit the effects of interleukin-6, the most abundant cytokine in the rheumatoid synovium and a key driver of chronic inflammation.

"The availability of Actemra in Australia provides a new alternative for the treatment of people with rheumatoid arthritis whose everyday lives are dramatically affected by this crippling and incurable disease," said Dr Graeme Jones, professor of rheumatology and epidemiology at the Menzies Research Institute and head of the department of rheumatology at Royal Hobart Hospital.[/quote]

Good luck in getting approved for this therapy, Janie.

still no update....somehow I get the feeling it may not get approval for some time. Everytime they have submitted what the FDA asked for the FDA asks for something else. Thanks Buckeye, I share your feeling. One of the reasons I waited so long to begin biological therapy was based on the "imminent" approval of this drug. [QUOTE=buckeye]still no update....somehow I get the feeling it may not get approval for some time. Everytime they have submitted what the FDA asked for the FDA asks for something else. [/QUOTE]

Agreed. That's why I decided to go with Simponi, otherwise I might have tried Cimzia.