GSK’s Nucala (mepolizumab) Receives European Commission Approval for Self-Administration in Severe Eosinophilic Asthma

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• The Nucala has received EMA’s marketing authorization for its new methods of administration i.e, a pre-filled pen and a pre-filled safety syringe with their anticipated launch in Europe in Aug’2019
• The MAA is based on two P-IIIa studies (NCT03099096 & NCT03021304) which demonstrated that patients were able to administer Nucala with the pre-filled pen and pre-filled safety syringe after training (98% & 100%) respectively
• Nucala (mepolizumab) is a once-monthly anti-IL5 biologic and is an approved therapy in the US, Europe, and other 20+ countries as an add-on maintenance treatment for SEA, currently being evaluated for the hypereosinophilic syndrome, nasal polyposis and COPD

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