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Executive Summary
Quintiles files IPO; Forest sees LAMA/LABA combo product, slated for a 2014 NDA, as filling out a suite of COPD drugs to cover the full range of disease severity. Plus news from a host of biopharma quarterly earnings calls.
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GSK/Theravance Breathing Easy: Once-Daily COPD Combo Expected To Meet Regulatory Standards
With largely positive results from four of seven Phase III studies, GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance say they are on track for filing their LABA/LAMA combination UMEC/VI at the end of 2012. But some analysts are wary about regulatory prospects for any LABA-containing drugs and say concerns about dosing could trip up U.S. filing.