(Reuters) -GSK shares fell more than 6% on Friday after a U.S. FDA advisory panel recommended against approving its blood cancer drug Blenrep, citing earlier concerns over eye-related side effects. The British drugmaker was trying to revive the drug,

GSK has failed to win the backing of influential advisers to the US drugs regulator for a key blood cancer drug, putting its approval in doubt and sending shares in the pharmaceutical group 7 per cent lower on Friday morning.

Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) voted against the overall benefit/risk profile at the proposed dosage of GSK plc’s (NYSE:GSK) Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin-blmf) combinations. The belantamab mafodotin combinations were evaluated in adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior line of therapy.