GSK heart drug flops in study, shingles vaccine on track - Reuters

LONDON An experimental heart drug from GlaxoSmithKline failed to work as hoped in the first part of a large clinical trial, the company said on Tuesday, dealing a blow to its pipeline of new medicines.

Losmapimod was being assessed as a treatment to reduce the risk of further cardiovascular problems after heart attacks, but it failed to show the hoped-for benefits and GSK said the result did not support investment in a larger second part of the study.

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