Glenmark Eyes Blockbuster Status For First In-House Biologic

Indian drug firm Glenmark Pharmaceuticals says it’s launching a Phase 2b clinical trial for its first biologic developed in-house, a medicine to treat atopic dermatitis that the company believes may have blockbuster potential.

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Indian drug firm Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. says GBR 830, a novel investigational drug candidate to treat moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis, could be a “blockbuster.” The drug is the first biologic that Glenmark has developed in-house and is part of the company’s quest to be more innovation-led and shift from away producing plain-vanilla generics.

The company completed a Phase IIa trial last year of GBR 830 that indicated “clinically meaningful and sustained” improvement in...

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