LONDON — The resurrection of a GSK blood cancer drug — which the company withdrew from the U.S. market not even two years ago after it failed a key study — is taking its next step forward.
At the annual American Society of Clinical Oncology conference in Chicago, researchers on Sunday are presenting trial data showing that the drug, called Blenrep, outperformed a standard therapeutic approach when combined with another medicine in patients with multiple myeloma. It’s the second positive study for Blenrep in myeloma in recent months, and next up could be a return to regulatory agencies to get the drug re-approved.
In an interview, Hesham Abdullah, GSK’s oncology research leader, said the company planned to submit Blenrep to regulators by the end of the year.
