GSK announces positive headline results from Salford Lung study

24 May 2016

UK pharma major GlaxoSmithKline (LSE: GSK) has announced positive headline results in the innovative Salford Lung Study in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The pioneering study is a Phase IIIb multi-center, open label randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing the effectiveness and safety profile of Relvar Ellipta (Breo Ellipta in the US) (FF/VI) 100/25mcg with existing COPD usual care.

Initial results show that FF/VI achieved a superior reduction in exacerbations versus usual care, which included long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMA). Long-acting beta2-agonists (LABA) and inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), administered as a monotherapy, dual or triple combinations.

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