Who are Placebo to tocilizumab's main competitors?

Direct comparators (same drug class / molecular target / therapeutic area): tocilizumab [RoActemra/Actemra], Tocilizumab plus methotrexate, Tocilizumab(400mg), Ro-Actemra, Actemra +MTX, tocilizumab SC.

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Last reviewed 2026-05-17 · How we verify

Placebo to tocilizumab — Competitive Intelligence Brief

Name: Drug Landscape Pharmaceutical Database
Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Placebo to tocilizumab (Placebo to tocilizumab) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: IL-6 receptor antagonist. Area: Immunology.

marketed IL-6 receptor antagonist IL-6 receptor (IL-6R) Immunology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

Placebo to tocilizumab (Placebo to tocilizumab) — Hoffmann-La Roche. Tocilizumab is a monoclonal antibody that blocks the interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor, inhibiting the pro-inflammatory IL-6 signaling pathway.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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Drug	Generic	Sponsor	Phase	Class	Target
Placebo to tocilizumab TARGET	Placebo to tocilizumab	Hoffmann-La Roche	marketed	IL-6 receptor antagonist	IL-6 receptor (IL-6R)
tocilizumab [RoActemra/Actemra]	tocilizumab [RoActemra/Actemra]	Hoffmann-La Roche	marketed	IL-6 receptor antagonist (monoclonal antibody)	IL-6 receptor (IL-6R)
Tocilizumab plus methotrexate	Tocilizumab plus methotrexate	SURPRISE Study Group	marketed	IL-6 receptor antagonist + DMARD combination	IL-6 receptor (tocilizumab); dihydrofolate reductase (methotrexate)
Tocilizumab(400mg)	Tocilizumab(400mg)	Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University	marketed	IL-6 receptor antagonist (monoclonal antibody)	IL-6 receptor (IL-6R)
Ro-Actemra	Ro-Actemra	Medical University of Vienna	marketed	IL-6 receptor antagonist	IL-6R (Interleukin-6 receptor)
Actemra +MTX	Actemra +MTX	Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.	phase 3	IL-6 receptor antagonist (monoclonal antibody)	IL-6 receptor (IL-6R)
tocilizumab SC	tocilizumab SC	Hoffmann-La Roche	phase 3	IL-6 receptor antagonist	IL-6R

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

No regulatory actions in the last 90 days for this set.

Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

No PDUFA dates in the next 180 days for this set.

Patent timeline (forward window)

No upcoming patent expiries for this set.

Sponsor landscape (IL-6 receptor antagonist class)

Hoffmann-La Roche · 4 drugs in this class
Medical University of Vienna · 2 drugs in this class
Bio-Thera Solutions · 1 drug in this class
Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute · 1 drug in this class
Abderrahmane Mami Hospital · 1 drug in this class
GlaxoSmithKline · 1 drug in this class
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon · 1 drug in this class
Amgen · 1 drug in this class

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Drug Landscape (2026). Placebo to tocilizumab — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/placebo-to-tocilizumab. Accessed 2026-05-17.

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