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Tocilizumab Fails Late-Stage Trial for COVID-19

John Revill  |  

In the COVACTA trial, there was no difference in mortality rates after four weeks between patients who took tocilizumab and those who did not.

“People around the world are waiting for further effective treatment options for COVID-19 and we are disappointed that COVACTA did not demonstrate a benefit for patients in either clinical status or mortality at week four,” Levi Garraway, Roche’s chief medical officer, says.

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