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GSK and Janssen wade into competitive RA market with Phase III sirukumab program

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GlaxoSmithKline and Janssen Biologics kicked off the Phase III program for their interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibitor sirukumab (CNTO 136), which would compete with relative newcomers in the competitive rheumatoid arthritis market – Genentech's Actemra (tocilizumab), the first IL-6 inhibitor approved to treat patients with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis, and Pfizer's novel oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor tofacitinib.

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