A Randomised, Double-blind, Parallel Group Phase III Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of 100 mg SC Depemokimab in Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP) - ANCHOR-2 (depemokimAb iN CHrOnic Rhinosinusitis)
Latest Information Update: 19 Jan 2026
At a glance
- Drugs Depemokimab (Primary)
- Indications Nasal polyps; Rhinosinusitis
- Focus Registrational; Therapeutic Use
- Acronyms ANCHOR-2
- Sponsors GlaxoSmithKline; GlaxoSmithKline Research & Development; GSK
Most Recent Events
- 06 Jan 2026 According to GSK media release, based on data from SWIFT-1 and 2 and ANCHOR-1 and 2 trials, Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved Exdensur (depemokimab) for severe asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps. It becomes the first and only ultra-long-acting biologic in Japan.
- 12 Dec 2025 According to GSK media release, company announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the approval of depemokimab in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.The European Commission decision on approval is expected in Q1 2026.
- 15 Sep 2025 According to GSK media release, company will present data from this study at the upcoming ERS Congress 2025, from 27 September to 1 October in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.