ACTEMRA 80 MG/4ML VIAL FOR I.V. INF

TOCILIZUMAB IS AN IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE DRUG MAINLY FOR THE TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS (RA) AND SYSTEMIC JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS A SEVERE FORM OF ARTHRITIS IN CHILDREN. IT IS A HUMANIZED MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY AGAINST THE INTERLEUKIN-6 RECEPTOR (IL-6R). INTERLEUKIN 6 (IL-6) IS A CYTOKINE THAT PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN IMMUNE RESPONSE AND IS IMPLICATED IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF MANY DISEASES SUCH AS AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES MULTIPLE MYELOMA AND PROSTATE CANCER.