Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Mar 2021
GSK receives CHMP positive opinion recommending approval of Benlysta for adult patients with active lupus nephritis
26 March 2021 - GlaxoSmithKline today announced the CHMP of the EMA has adopted a positive opinion recommending the use of intravenous and subcutaneous Benlysta (belimumab) in combination with background immunosuppressive therapies for the treatment of adult patients with active lupus nephritis.
If approved, Benlysta would become the first and only biologic approved for both systemic lupus rrythematosus and lupus nephritis in the European Union.
