R&D President Hal Barron outlined progress reenergizing GSK's pharma pipeline and highlighted the key milestones ahead in 2019 during the company's second quarter call.
GlaxoSmithKline PLC has six new drug and indication expansion filings planned in the second half of 2019, the company said during its second quarter financial call on 23 July. Three of those filings are in oncology, including two new oncology drugs.
The company's chief scientific officer and R&D president Hal Barron highlighted the company's pharmaceutical R&D progress during the call, one...
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Sun readies US debut of Leqselvi for alopecia areata, while PD-L1 inhibitor Unloxcyt is in the line up once the Checkpoint Therapeutics deal is completed. Management also discusses limited clarity on President Trump’s most favored nation pricing push, pipeline tweaks and M&A outlook.
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EFPIA says reforms make the continent less attractive for innovative firms.
