GSK's Trelegy On Track To Be First Triple Inhaled Regimen For Asthma

The company filed an sNDA with the US FDA for the triple combination, hoping to expand its current COPD indication to also include asthma.

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GlaxoSmithKline PLC is hoping to expand the use of the triple combination inhaler Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone/umeclidinium/vilanterol) to asthma, announcing on 2 October that it has filed a supplemental new drug application with the US Food and Drug Administration for that indication. That would position a potential approval for the second half of 2020.

Trelegy, approved in the US for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) since 2017, is one of GSK's growth drivers in...

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