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Biogen and Eisai Secure UAE Approval for Alzheimer’s Therapy Leqembi
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Biogen Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB), based in the U.S., and Japan’s Eisai Co., Ltd. have announced that their Alzheimer’s disease therapy, Leqembi (lecanemab), has received approval in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the treatment of patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) due to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and/or mild AD dementia.…
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CStone to Manufacture Gavreto Locally Following NMPA Approval, Expanding Market Presence
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CStone Pharmaceuticals (HKG: 2616), a China-based biopharmaceutical company, has received approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to locally manufacture its Gavreto (pralsetinib tablets, 100mg), transitioning from overseas supply. Domestic production is anticipated to begin by late this year or early next year, following the approval of the 300mg…
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Qilu Pharmaceutical Gains Approval for Generic Dasatinib, Expanding CML Treatment Options in China
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Qilu Pharmaceutical, based in China, has received marketing approval for its generic version of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s (BMS) Sprycel (dasatinib) in China. This second-generation BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) is now available for the treatment of patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) who are resistant to or intolerant…
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Ascentage Pharma Secures NMPA Approval for Phase III Trial of Lisaftoclax in MDS
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Ascentage Pharma (HKG: 6855), based in China, has received approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to initiate a multi-center, randomized, double-blind Phase III study evaluating the efficacy of its novel drug, lisaftoclax (APG-2575), in combination with azacitidine (AZA) for the first-line treatment of newly diagnosed patients with higher-risk…
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Enhertu Gains Conditional Approval in China for Advanced HER2-Positive Gastric Cancer
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Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan), an HER2-targeted antibody-drug conjugate co-developed by AstraZeneca (NASDAQ: AZN, LON: AZN) and Daiichi Sankyo (TYO: 4568), has received conditional approval in China for the treatment of adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic HER2-positive gastric cancer or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (GC/GEJ) who have undergone two or more…
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Novartis Intensifies Legal Action Against FDA Over Entresto Generic Approval
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Novartis Inc. (NYSE: NVS) is intensifying its efforts to thwart the entry of generic competitors for its heart failure and hypertension medication, Entresto (valsartan + sacubitril), following the U.S. FDA’s approval of a generic version from India-based MSN Laboratories on July 24. A federal court judge in Delaware recently denied…
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Wantai Biological’s HPV Vaccine Receives Priority Review from China’s CDE
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Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise Co., Ltd (SHA: 603392) has announced that its nine-valent recombinant human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, co-developed with Xiamen University, has received priority review status from China’s Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE). This vaccine targets seven high-risk HPV types (HPV16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58)…
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Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Launches Phase II Trial for SHR7280 to Treat Uterine Fibroids
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Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd (SHA: 600276), a leading Chinese pharmaceutical company, has received approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to initiate a Phase II clinical trial for its investigational drug SHR7280, aimed at treating heavy menstrual bleeding associated with uterine fibroids. SHR7280 is an oral small molecule…
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GSK Initiates Phase III Study for RSV Vaccine in China Following U.S. Approval
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GSK (NYSE: GSK), the UK-based pharmaceutical giant, has registered a Phase III bridging study for its recombinant RSV vaccine in China on ClinicalTrials.gov. The vaccine, which received marketing approval in the U.S. in May 2023, will undergo a study that aims to complete its primary endpoint follow-up by March 2025.…
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Sihuan Pharmaceutical Secures NMPA Approval for First Biosimilars of Novo Nordisk’s Diabetes Drugs
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Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd (HKG: 0460) has secured separate marketing approvals from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its biosimilars of Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO)’s Tresiba (insulin degludec) and Ryzodeg (insulin degludec and insulin aspart), both of which are indicated for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. These…
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Pfizer’s Hemophilia Treatment Marstacimab Accepted for Review in China
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The China Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) has accepted for review a market approval filing for Pfizer Inc.’s (NYSE: PFE) Category 1 biologic drug marstacimab (PF-06741086), according to the agency’s website. This regulatory milestone in China follows similar submissions to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European…
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Junshi Biosciences Submits Twelfth Indication for PD-1 Inhibitor Loqtorzi in China
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Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co., Ltd (HKG: 1877; SHA: 688180) has announced a new indication filing with Chinese regulators for its programmed death-1 (PD-1) inhibitor, Loqtorzi (toripalimab). The company is pursuing marketing approval for Loqtorzi as a first-line therapy for patients with unresectable or metastatic melanoma, marking the twelfth indication filing…
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Nanjing Sanhome’s Oritinib Ships Widely for EGFR-mutated NSCLC Treatment in China
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Nanjing Sanhome Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, a notable player in the pharmaceutical sector, has announced the widespread distribution of its Category 1 chemical drug, oritinib, across key regions in China, including Jiangsu, Shanghai, Beijing, Henan, and Inner Mongolia. The drug has been made available to lung cancer specialists who are now…
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Boehringer Ingelheim’s Zongertinib Earns Breakthrough Designation in China for HER2-Mutated NSCLC
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Boehringer Ingelheim, a leading German pharmaceutical company, has received a significant endorsement from China’s Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) with the breakthrough therapy designation (BTD) for its investigational HER2-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), zongertinib (BI 1810631). This designation underscores the potential of zongertinib in treating adult patients with HER2-mutated advanced,…
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IASO Biotherapeutics’ CAR-T Therapy Fucaso Gets FDA Green Light for Lupus Treatment
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IASO Biotherapeutics, a Chinese biotech firm, has received Investigational New Drug (IND) approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to commence trials of its BCMA-targeted chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, Fucaso (equecabtagene autoleucel), for the treatment of non-renal systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and systemic lupus nephritis…
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Ascendis Pharma’s Hypoparathyroidism Therapy Yorvipath Wins FDA Nod, Fills Market Gap
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This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted market approval to Ascendis Pharma A/S (NASDAQ: ASND), a Denmark-based pharmaceutical company specializing in rare diseases, for its hypoparathyroidism treatment, palopegteriparatide. The therapy, to be marketed as Yorvipath, is a once-daily prodrug of parathyroid hormone (PTH[1-34]) designed to address the…
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Pfizer’s RSV Vaccine Abrysvo Shows Strong Protection in Immunocompromised Adults, Phase III Sub-Study Reveals
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Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE), a pharmaceutical titan based in the US, has announced encouraging topline results from a sub-study within its ongoing Phase III clinical trial (NCT05842967) for Abrysvo, a vaccine designed to combat respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The data indicate that Abrysvo offers robust protection against RSV infections in…
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Chinese NMPA Approves Hengrui Pharmaceuticals’ Generic Abraxane for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
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Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd (SHA: 600276), a leading pharmaceutical company in China, has announced that it has received additional indication approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its generic version of Abraxis BioScience’s Abraxane (paclitaxel, albumin-bound). The drug is now approved for use in combination with gemcitabine…
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CSPC Pharmaceutical’s SYS6020 Receives NMPA Approval for Clinical Trials in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
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CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd (HKG: 1093), a leading pharmaceutical company in China, has announced that it has received clinical trial approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its innovative therapy, SYS6020. This therapy is a BCMA-targeted chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell treatment designed for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE),…
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Mabwell’s Nectin-4 Targeting ADC 9MW2821 on Path to Breakthrough Designation in China for Urothelial Carcinoma
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Mabwell (Shanghai) Bioscience Co., Ltd (SHA: 688062), a biopharmaceutical company based in China, has announced that its antibody drug conjugate (ADC), 9MW2821, which targets Nectin-4, is on track to receive breakthrough therapy designation (BTD) from the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for the…
