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New Drug for Rheumatoid Arthritis Looks Promising.
Actemra was developed by Japanese pharmaceutical company Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. (4519.TO), which is controlled by Roche. Roche owns the rights to market Actemra outside Japan.
Two other drugs rituximab (Rituxan), abatacept (Orencia) are already there to reduce signs and symptoms of RA, improve physical function and health status, and slow joint damage progression.
Sufferers of rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, begin to experience progressive joint damage early in the disease. The disease differs from what is popularly known as arthritis, typically associated with age-related joint pain; RA is a far more serious inflammatory disease that leads to destruction of cartilage and bone, and can lead to disability.
The new treatment option Actemra in combination with traditional drugs achieved a significant improvement in disease signs and symptoms after 24 weeks, compared to those treated with the traditional drugs alone.
The heterogeneity of the disease is one of the reasons why no single therapy is effective for all patients or for one patient at all times. Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs such as the anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents etanercept (Enbrel), infliximab (Remicade), and adalimumab (Humira), in combination with methotrexate, have significant anti-inflammatory and joint-protecting
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06/23/2007
any new drugs in the field of of diabeties
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