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The primary endpoint of the study was met, with Actemra/RoActemra - initially combined with a six month steroid taper regimen - significantly increasing the proportion of patients achieving sustained remission at one year (56% [QW; p <0.0001] and 53.1% [Q2W; p<0.0001]) versus 14% with a six month steroid taper regimen given alone.¹The study also met its key secondary endpoint, demonstrating that Actemra/RoActemra - initially combined with a six month steroid taper regimen - significantly increased the proportion of patients achieving sustained remission at one year (56% [QW; p <0.0001] and 53.1% [Q2W; p= 0.0002]) compared to 17.6% with a 12 month steroid taper regimen given alone.¹No new safety signals were observed and these results are consistent with Actemra/RoActemra’s documented safety profile in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).