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Roche receives EU approval for Gazyvaro, European approval for Actemra
September 22, 2017 / 5:33 AM / Updated 2 hours ago

Roche receives EU approval for Gazyvaro, European approval for Actemra

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ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche said it has received European approval for its Actemra medication in giant cell arteritis (GCA), the Swiss drugmaker said on Friday.

“As the first effective non-steroid therapy for GCA, Actemra/RoActemra has the potential to fundamentally change how this condition is treated,” Sandra Horning, Roche’s chief medical officer and global head of product development, said in a statement.

In a separate statement, Basel-based Roche said it also received European Union approval of Gazyvaro for people with previously untreated advanced follicular lymphoma.

Reporting by Joshua Franklin, editing by John Revill

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