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The company said it plans to expand trial activity Foods To Ease Arthritis Pain sites in the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, South America and Africa.
GSK, which announced plans for the trial in May, has found that otilimab could ease the devastating effect of the virus on the lungs but not suppress it directly.
(Reporting by Ludwig Burger Editing by David Goodman )
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