GSK Cancer R&D Chief Sees Three Key Approvals In Q2

Says “Will Help Anchor” Oncology Pipeline.

GlaxoSmithKline expects regulatory approval for three key cancer products by the middle of this year, anchoring it as a leading oncology company, Axel Hoos tells Scrip.

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Axel Hoos says GSK is successfully re-entering oncology’s commercial space • Source: Shutterstock

The head of oncology R&D at GlaxoSmithKline PLC says regulatory approvals for three key cancer products should be granted by the middle of this year, allowing the UK pharma “to go back into the commercial oncology space in a big way.”

Axel Hoos, who leads oncology R&D at GSK, told Scrip that the company is making real progress with its cancer...

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