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flag A cancer drug trial led by GSK was stopped after failing to work in 316 head and neck cancer patients, tied to disputed research by scientist Mark Smyth.

flag A phase II clinical trial for GSK’s cancer drug nelistotug, based on research by disgraced Australian scientist Mark Smyth, has been halted due to lack of efficacy in 316 patients with head and neck cancer. flag The trial’s failure follows concerns over the reproducibility of Smyth’s foundational 2014 study linking CD96 to immune suppression, which has since been questioned amid misconduct allegations. flag GSK and Bristol Myers Squibb have since abandoned related drug programs, resulting in significant financial losses and raising concerns about reliance on unverified research in drug development.

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