Wednesday, March 26, 2014

BRIEF-GSK withdraws European application for skin cancer drugs combination

March 26 Wed Mar 26, 2014 6:20am EDT





March 26 (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc : * Regulatory update on combined use of MEK/BRAF * Application for use of Mekinist as a single agent in the same patient



population is still undergoing review by the ema * Says remain committed to providing further data from our ongoing phase III



development programme to support a subsequent re-submission in Europe * Has withdrawn marketing authorisation application to European medicines



agency for the use of Mekinist in combination with BRAF inhibitor Tafinlar * To re-submit the MAA for the combined use of Tafinlar and Mekinist when



additional data from the ongoing phase III become available * Says will work with the European regulators towards making the combination



available for patients * CHMP of EMA has indicated that data provided by GSK did not allow committee



to conclude on a positive benefit-risk balance of the combination * Source text for Eikon: * For more news, please click here









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