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Organon Receives the US FDA Approval for the sBLA for Tofidence (Biosimilar, Actemra) 

Shots:  The US FDA has approved sBLA for Tofidence, a biosimilar version of Actemra (tocilizumab)  Tofidence is an IL-6 receptor antagonist available in 80 mg/4 mL, 200 mg/10 mL, and 400 mg/20 mL single-dose vials for IV. The expanded approval adds indications for CAR T cell-induced severe or life-threatening cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and hospitalized adults and children (≥2 years) with COVID-19 requiring…

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Establishing Safe Treatment: Dr. Robert Rifikin from Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers in Conversation with PharmaShots

Shots:  There is an average lifetime risk of getting multiple myeloma of about 1 in 103 men and 1 in 131 women in the United States  Treatment of multiple myeloma using fourth-line therapy like teclistamab can induce issues like cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and neurotoxicity   Today, at PharmaShots we have Dr. Robert Rifikin from Rocky…

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