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GSK Gears Up For Three Cancer Launches In 2020

Oncology Pipeline Pivotal To Company’s Future

 
• By Andrew McConaghie

After selling off its oncology franchise just five years ago, GSK is poised to re-enter the fray - and is preparing its commercial teams for battle.

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GSK's research location in Stevenage, UK • Source: GSK

GlaxoSmithKline PLC last week unveiled some promising figures in its Q3 last week, with robust sales of its shingles vaccine Shingrix and its HIV franchise helping to raise its 2019 profit forecast for the second time this year.

The company is also undergoing a momentous transformation, setting up its newly created consumer health joint venture with Pfizer for a spin-out within the next few years. Once complete, this...

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