Blenrep US Withdrawal Is A Big Blow To GSK’s Blockbuster Hopes

But A Comeback Remains Possible

Blenrep’s withdrawal will add to GSK’s blockbuster drought, and hopes of separate trial success for the BCMA-targeting drug in earlier stage myeloma may now be harder to achieve.

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The FDA is now enforcing the accelerated approval commitments more strictly, including requests for withdrawals. • Source: Sutterstock, JHVEPhoto

GSK is to withdraw its multiple myeloma therapy Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin) from the US market following a US Food and Drug Administration request, as the drug has failed to show significant benefits for patients in a confirmatory study.

The request reflects a wider clampdown by the US regulator on drugs given accelerated approvals but which then fail to...

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