Organon's Supplemental Biologics License Application Gets FDA Approval For TOFIDENCE To Treat Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell-Induced Severe Or Life-Threatening Cytokine Release Syndrome

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Organon (NYSE:OGN) today announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for TOFIDENCE® (tocilizumab-bavi) injection, for intravenous use, a biosimilar to ACTEMRA (tocilizumab). The approval expands TOFIDENCE indications to include treatment of: (1) adults and pediatric patients 2 years of age and older with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell-induced severe or life-threatening cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and (2) hospitalized adult and pediatric patients aged 2 years and older with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) who are receiving systemic corticosteroids and require supplemental oxygen, non-invasive or invasive mechanical ventilation, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).