Roche is teaming up with Gilead on the combination trial, aiming to improve on results of remdesivir alone, which has failed to show mortality benefits in COVID-19 patients.
Latin America has become the new epicenter of the pandemic, with deaths surging in Brazil, Peru, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua. A new study has warned that Brazil’s total death toll could rise five-fold to 125,000 by August, potentially exceeding the US.
Roche has begun a Phase III of its Actemra/RoActemra (tocilizumab) in combination with Gilead’s remdesivir as a potential treatment for hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia.
The combination trial is being launched in collaboration with Gilead Sciences Inc., and could help save lives of the...
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Lilly's first Phase III triplet win opens the door to a label expansion in BTK-pretreated CLL, with analysts suggesting Jaypica could attain blockbuster status. However, the window to capitalize may be brief as next-generation BTK degraders close in with head-to-head trials.