GSK Phase II Win Offers Hope For TB Breakthrough

Second Antibiotics Success For UK Major This Month

Results from a Phase II trial have demonstrated the potential of GSK's first-in-class antitubercular agent to be a component of simpler treatment regimens for tuberculosis in the future.

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GSK plc has raised hopes of an improved treatment option for tuberculosis (TB), the world's biggest infectious disease killer over the last decade, after posting promising mid-stage data on a first-in-class investigational antitubercular agent.

The UK major has announced positive results from a Phase IIa study demonstrating that the therapy, codenamed GSK3036656, was well...

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