(BUSINESS WIRE)--Genentech, Inc., a member of the Roche Group (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY), today announced that the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the ACTEMRA® (tocilizumab, RoACTEMRA in the European Union) label to include inhibition and slowing of structural joint damage, improvement of physical function, and achievement of major clinical response in adult patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA), when given in combination with methotrexate (MTX). The supplemental approval comes one year after initial U.S. approval and supports the efficacy of ACTEMRA in treating RA.
