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GSK announced the National Medical Products Administration, NMPA, of China has approved Blenrep in combination with bortezomib and dexamethasone, BVd, for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior line of therapy. The approval follows priority review of the application and Breakthrough Therapy Designation for the BVd combination based on its potential to provide substantial improvement over available therapies. The Blenrep approval is supported by data from the pivotal DREAMM-7 phase III trial. These include statistically significant and clinically meaningful progression-free survival, PFS, and overall survival, OS, results for the Blenrep combination versus a daratumumab-based triplet combination with bortezomib and dexamethasone, DVd. The safety and tolerability profiles of the Blenrep combination were broadly consistent with the known profiles of the individual agents.

A report led by Senator Bernie Sanders found that prescription drug prices have continued to rise despite prior pricing agreements with Presidnet Donald Trump, with some medications seeing significant increases and new drugs launching at very high annual costs, NBC News' Berkeley Lovelace Jr. reports. The findings highlight ongoing challenges in controlling U.S. drug pricing ahead of a Senate hearing on the issue. Publicly traded companies in the space include AstraZeneca (AZN), Bristol Myers (BMY), Eli Lilly (LLY), GSK (GSK), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Merck (MRK), Novartis (NVS), Pfizer (PFE), Roche (RHHBY) and Sanofi (SNY).