The innovative new rheumatoid arthritis drug Actemra (tocilizumab) has been shown to significantly improve the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in patients who failed to achieve an adequate response to traditional disease modifying agents (DMARDs). Exciting new data from the TOWARD1 study, being presented as a late breaker, at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, November 6-11, reinforce the benefit of tackling RA through the inhibition of the IL-6 pathway.
