This single arm study will assess the safety and efficacy of tocilizumab in patients with moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis who have an inadequate response to current non-biologic DMARDs. Patients will receive iv infusions of tocilizumab 8mg/kg every 4 weeks for a total of 6 infusions, either as monotherapy or in combination with their current non-biologic DMARDs.The anticipated time on study treatment is 3-12 months, and the target sample size is <100 individuals.
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