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RNS Number : 9466N  GSK PLC  23 June 2025

Issued: 23 June 2025, London UK

 

Linerixibat accepted for review by the European Medicines Agency for
cholestatic pruritus in patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)

 

·   If approved, linerixibat could address high unmet medical need of
patients living with cholestatic pruritus (relentless itch) and related sleep
interference

·   Submission based on data from positive GLISTEN phase III trial

 

 

 

GSK plc (LSE/NYSE: GSK) today announced that the European Medicines Agency has
accepted for review the marketing authorisation application (MAA) for the use
of linerixibat, an investigational targeted inhibitor of the ileal bile acid
transporter (IBAT), for the treatment of cholestatic pruritus in patients with
PBC, a rare autoimmune liver disease.

 

Kaivan Khavandi, SVP, Global Head, Respiratory, Immunology &
Inflammation R&D, GSK, said: "The EMA acceptance of this file marks
another significant step forward in the progress of linerixibat, following FDA
acceptance earlier this month. We believe linerixibat has the potential to
bring relief to patients living with relentless itch associated with PBC, a
condition that often disrupts sleep, and for which there are currently few
effective treatment options available."

 

The application is based on positive data from the GLISTEN phase III trial,
presented in May at the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL)
Congress. GLISTEN met both primary and key secondary endpoints demonstrating a
rapid, significant and sustained improvement in cholestatic pruritus and
itch-related sleep interference versus placebo. The safety profile of
linerixibat was consistent with previous studies and the mechanism of IBAT
inhibition.

 

Linerixibat is currently not approved anywhere in the world.

 

About cholestatic pruritus in PBC

In PBC, a cholestatic liver disease, bile flow from the liver is disrupted.
The resulting excess bile acids in circulation are thought to play a causal
role in cholestatic pruritus, an internal itch that cannot be relieved by
scratching. Pruritus can occur at any stage of PBC disease or biochemical
control, and is experienced in varying degrees of severity by up to 90% of
people living with PBC.(1) The first line treatment for PBC controls disease
in approximately 70% of patients, but does not reduce the severity or impact
of the pruritus.(2,3) Cholestatic pruritus is a serious condition that can be
debilitating, with patients experiencing sleep disturbance, fatigue, impaired
quality of life and even sometimes requiring liver transplantation in the
absence of liver failure.(3,4)

 

About linerixibat (GSK2330672)

Linerixibat is an IBAT inhibitor, a targeted oral agent with potential to
treat cholestatic pruritus (itch) associated with the rare autoimmune liver
disease known as PBC. By inhibiting bile acid re-uptake, linerixibat reduces
multiple mediators of pruritus in circulation. The US Food and Drug
Administration and the European Medicines Agency have granted orphan drug
designation for linerixibat in the treatment of cholestatic pruritus in
patients with PBC. Linerixibat is currently under regulatory review in the US
and UK.

 

About the GLISTEN trial

GLISTEN is a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase III trial
(NCT04950127; GSK study 212620) conducted in 238 PBC patients with cholestatic
pruritus initially enrolled equally into active and placebo arms (n=119 each).
The primary analysis evaluated the efficacy and safety of linerixibat compared
with placebo. The primary and key secondary endpoints of the study were met,
demonstrating a rapid, significant and sustained improvement in cholestatic
pruritus and itch-related sleep interference versus placebo.

 

Participants with moderate to severe itch were enrolled. Participants
initially received either linerixibat or placebo and had the potential to
cross over in a part B of the trial. Primary and secondary outcome measures
were assessed using a 0-10 numerical rating scale for worst itch and
itch-related sleep interference. Stable use of guideline suggested anti-itch
therapy was permitted. The trial was the first truly global PBC study
completed in 19 countries including the Americas, Europe, China and Japan.

 

About GSK research in hepatology

GSK is currently investigating multiple potential treatments for patients with
liver disease. In addition to PBC, we are also investigating potential
treatments for chronic hepatitis B, alcohol-related liver disease (ALD), and
metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH).

 

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and talent to get ahead of disease together. Find out more at gsk.com.

 

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References

1. Gungabissoon U, et al. BMJ Open Gastroenterol 2024; 11(1)

2. Carbone M, et al. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 Jul 13;3(9):626-634

3. Smith 2025; Hepatol Commun.9 (3):e0635

4. Lindor KD, et al. Hepatology. 2019;69 (1):394-419

 

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