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GSK scores regulatory wins for chronic hepatitis B drug, cancer therapy

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24 August 2026

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Japan

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Fusion42 · 24 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

GSK received its first global approval in Japan for bepirovirsen, a chronic hepatitis B drug, and the U.S. FDA granted priority review to its cancer therapy dostarlimab as a potential rectal cancer treatment.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Biotech.

◆ The Wire takeaway

You should note Japan's approval of bepirovirsen opens a new finite treatment market for chronic hepatitis B, and the FDA's priority review signals faster US access to new rectal cancer therapy. These moves accelerate competition and partnerships in infectious disease and oncology drug development.

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