7.25.2007

Fourth ACTEMRA(TM) (tocilizumab) Phase III Study Demonstrates Significant Clinical Benefit in RA Patients

Fourth ACTEMRA(TM) (tocilizumab) Phase III Study Demonstrates Significant Clinical Benefit in RA Patients: "NUTLEY, N.J., July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche today announced that results from the AMBITION (Actemra versus Methotrexate double-Blind Investigative Trial In mONotherapy) trial, the fourth multinational Phase III study of ACTEMRA(TM), not only successfully met its primary endpoint of non-inferiority in patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but also demonstrated superiority over the standard effective dose regimen of methotrexate alone."