GSK and Theravance Announce Progression of LAMA/LABA Combination Treatment Into Phase III Development for COPD
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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Theravance, Inc. have announced major milestones in two clinical development programmes focused on new treatments for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a leading cause of chronic illness and death worldwide.
The first is the initiation of the Phase III programme for the once-daily LAMA/LABA dual bronchodilator GSK573719/vilanterol ('719/VI), which will evaluate over 5,000 patients globally.
Patients are now being enrolled in a large safety study, which will be followed shortly by four large pivotal studies that will compare improvements in lung function between '719/VI, its components, placebo and tiotropium. The programme will also include two further studies assessing the effect of '719/VI on exercise endurance.
The second is the start of an extensive study of 16,000 patients to assess the potential for Relovair to improve survival in those with COPD and a history of, or at risk from, cardiovascular disease. Relovair is a once-daily inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)/long-acting beta-agonist (LABA) combination treatment, currently under development, comprising fluticasone furoate and vilanterol (FF/VI).
