GSK's Blood Cancer Drug Blenrep Fails to Win FDA Panel Support
The US Food and Drug Administration 's Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted that the risks from the drug, called Blenrep, outweighed its benefits. Panelists voted 5-to-3 against a combination of Blenrep and the generic cancer drug Velcade and 7-to-1 against the drug in tandem with Pomalyst, marketed by Bristol Myers Squibb Co.
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