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Biogen Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for TOFIDENCE™ (tocilizumab), a Biosimilar Referencing ROACTEMRA®

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) today announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) adopted a positive opinion for TOFIDENCE™ (tocilizumab), a biosimilar monoclonal antibody referencing ROACTEMRA®1. The intravenous formulation of TOFIDENCE has been recommended for approval for the treatment of moderate to severely active rheumatoid arthritis, polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis, systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and COVID-19.

Biogen Receives Positive CHMP Opinion for TOFIDENCE™ (tocilizumab), a Biosimilar Referencing ROACTEMRA®