GSK/Theravance Breathing Easy: Once-Daily COPD Combo Expected To Meet Regulatory Standards

With largely positive results from four of seven Phase III studies, GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance say they are on track for filing their LABA/LAMA combination UMEC/VI at the end of 2012. But some analysts are wary about regulatory prospects for any LABA-containing drugs and say concerns about dosing could trip up U.S. filing.