Tocilizumab biosimilar - Gedeon Richter/Mochida Pharmaceutical
Alternative Names: LusiNEX; RGB-19; TuyoryLatest Information Update: 27 Apr 2026
At a glance
- Originator Mycenax Biotech
- Developer Gedeon Richter; Mochida Pharmaceutical; Mycenax Biotech
- Class Anti-inflammatories; Antineoplastics; Antirheumatics; Antivirals; Immunotherapies; Monoclonal antibodies; Skin disorder therapies; Urologics; Vascular disorder therapies
- Mechanism of Action Interleukin 6 receptor antagonists
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Orphan Drug Status
No
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity No
Highest Development Phases
- Preregistration Rheumatoid arthritis
- Discontinued Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Most Recent Events
- 24 Oct 2025 Efficacy and adverse events data from phase III trial in Rheumatoid arthritis presented at the ACR Convergence 2025
- 11 Jun 2025 Efficacy, adverse events and immunogenicity data from a phase III trial in Rheumatoid arthritis presented at the 26th Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR-2025)
- 11 Jun 2025 Immunogenicity, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics data from a phase I pharmacokinetics/safety trial in Healthy volunteers presented at the 26th Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR-2025)