TOKYO -- Chugai Pharmaceutical will conduct a clinical trial in Japan using its Actemra arthritis medication to treat patients with coronavirus-induced pneumonia.
The study's time frame and other details need to be finalized, the Tokyo-based company said Wednesday. Its Swiss parent, Roche Group, said last month that it was launching similar clinical trials in other countries including the U.S., where the Food and Drug Administration last month fast tracked the drug as a coronavirus treatment.
