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China-based Huadong Medicine Co., Ltd (SHE: 000963) has announced that it has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Category 1 chemical drug, HDM1005. The drug will now proceed to clinical trials involving patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and obesity. HDM1005:…
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Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600276), a leading China-based pharmaceutical company, has announced that it has received clinical trial approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for the combination of SHR-1501 with adebrelimab (SHR-1316) for the treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Adebrelimab: A PD-L1 Monoclonal Antibody with…
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Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd (HKG: 1177), a leading China-based biopharmaceutical company, has announced positive results from the Phase III study (TQB2450-Ⅲ-05) for its anti-programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) monoclonal antibody (mAb) benmelstobart (TQB2450). The study evaluated benmelstobart, with or without multi-target kinase inhibitor anlotinib, as a consolidation therapy for locally advanced/unresectable (stage…
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Belgium-based biopharmaceutical company UCB (EBR: UCB) has announced the disappointing results of the ORCHESTRA proof-of-concept (POC) study for minzasolmin, an alpha-synuclein misfolding inhibitor co-developed with Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis (NYSE: NVS). The study was designed to assess the efficacy of minzasolmin in treating early Parkinson’s disease, but it failed to…
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Everest Medicines (HKG: 1952), a leading biopharmaceutical company based in China, has announced that its Velsipity (etrasimod) has been prescribed for the first time at Foshan Fosun Chancheng Hospital. This prescription was made possible under the “Hong Kong-Macau Drug and Device Access” policy, which is part of the Greater Bay…
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ImmuneOnco Biopharmaceuticals (Shanghai) Inc. (HKG: 1541), a China-based biopharmaceutical company, has announced the commencement of a Phase Ib study for its innovative dual-target macromolecular drug, amulirafusp alfa (IMM0306), in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD). This marks a significant step as the first patient has been dosed in the…
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Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY), a leading pharmaceutical corporation in the US, has announced that it has received marketing approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its drug donanemab-azbt, marketed under the name Kisunla. The drug is administered as a 350 mg/20 mL injection every four weeks…
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The China’s Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) website has indicated that BioNova Pharmaceuticals (Shanghai) Ltd.’s novel small molecule, BN104, is on track to obtain Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD). This development marks a significant milestone for the treatment of relapsed/refractory acute leukemia patients carrying KMT2A rearrangement and/or NPM1 mutation in China.…
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Suzhou-based Evopoint Biosciences Co., Ltd. has announced the submission of a Pre-NDA (New Drug Application) for its Category 1 product, a combination of funobactam, imipenem, and cilastatin, to the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). This product, once approved, is poised to become the world’s first β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor (BL/BLI) with a…
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The China’s Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) website has signaled that GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK; NYSE: GSK) Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin) and Star Pharmaceutical Ltd.’s topiramate oral solution are on track to receive priority review statuses in China. Blenrep: An Antibody-Drug Conjugate for Multiple MyelomaBlenrep is an innovative antibody drug conjugate (ADC) that…
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Sciwind Biosciences Co., Ltd has received a significant boost as the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has accepted its filing for review of another indication for ecnoglutide. The Chinese biopharmaceutical company is now seeking NMPA’s approval for the use of its drug in long-term weight management for adult patients, complementing…
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China-based Everest Medicines (HKG: 1952) has announced that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has accepted for review the New Drug Application (NDA) for its Velsipity (etrasimod), a treatment for moderate to severe active ulcerative colitis (UC). Velsipity’s Mechanism and Licensing BackgroundVelsipity is a once-daily, oral medication that functions as…
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The Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) in China has announced its intention to include AstraZeneca’s (AZ, NASDAQ: AZN) ALXN2350 in the patient-centered rare disease drug development pilot program, known as the Care Plan. The public has until December 23 to provide feedback on the notice. ALXN2350: A Potential Treatment for…
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US pharmaceutical giant Merck, Sharp & Dohme (MSD; NYSE: MRK) has revealed its decision to terminate the clinical development of vibostolimab, an anti-TIGIT antibody, and favezelimab, an anti-LAG-3 antibody, following recent disappointing data from Phase III trials. Discontinuation of Vibostolimab TrialsThe Phase III KeyVibe-003 and KeyVibe-007 studies, which were assessing…
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China-based Vcanbio Cell & Gene Engineering Corp., Ltd (SHA: 600645) has announced significant progress for its in-house developed VUM02 for injection, receiving approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in China to study the treatment of decompensated cirrhosis and obtaining Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) from the Food and Drug…
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US pharmaceutical major Johnson & Johnson (J&J, NYSE: JNJ) has announced the submission of a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its drug Simponi (golimumab), seeking approval to treat children aged two years and older with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis…
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Johnson & Johnson (J&J, NYSE: JNJ) has announced that the Biologics License Application (BLA) filed with the US FDA for a fixed combination of amivantamab and recombinant human hyaluronidase for subcutaneous administration (SC amivantamab) has received a complete response letter (CRL). The application sought approval for the treatment of patients…
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Grand Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (HKG: 0512) has announced that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has accepted for review a New Drug Application (NDA) for its innovative drug GPN01768 (TP-03, lotilaner ophthalmic solution, 0.25%). The Chinese company is seeking approval for the drug to treat Demodex blepharitis, a condition…
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Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600276), a leading pharmaceutical company based in China, has announced that its trastuzumab rezetecan (SHR-A1811), an HER2 targeted antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), is on course to receive Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) from the Center for Drug Evaluation of the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). The…
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Shanghai-based biotech Abbisko Therapeutics Co., Ltd (HKG: 2256) has announced that it has received approval from the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to initiate a regulatory study for its novel small-molecule FGFR4 inhibitor, irpagratinib. Details of the Approved TrialThe approved trial, ABSK-011-205, is…