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China-based InnoCare Pharma (HKG: 9969, SHA: 688428) has announced that the US FDA has placed orelabrutinib for use in multiple sclerosis (MS) on partial clinical hold. As a result, new enrollment of the Phase II study in the United States will not be initiated. Participants in the US who have…
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China-based Hainan Poly Pharm Co., Ltd (SHE: 300630) has announced receiving marketing approval from the US FDA for its generic version of US-based Upjohn’s lincomycin. This approval marks a significant milestone for Poly Pharm in expanding its presence in the US market. Drug Profile and IndicationsLincomycin, first approved in the…
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China’s Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) website indicates that China-based Innovent Biologics (HKG: 1801) has received a breakthrough therapy designation (BTD) for its Category 1 chemical drug GFH925. The drug is intended for the treatment of KRASG12C mutant advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in patients who have previously received…
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Junshi Biosciences Co., Ltd (HKG: 1877, SHA: 688180) has announced that they have not received an action letter from the US FDA regarding the Biologics License Application (BLA) for the programmed death-1 (PD-1) inhibitor Tuoyi (toripalimab). The ongoing delay is attributed to the failure to inspect the manufacturing site. The…
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China-based Huadong Medicine Co., Ltd (SHE: 000963) has announced receiving approval from the Hainan Medical Products Administration for its poly-l-lactic collagen stimulators Lanluma V and X as clinically urgent medical devices for designated use in the Arsmo (Hainan) Aesthetic Hospital in the Boao Lecheng Medical Tourism Pilot Zone. The product…
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China-based Antengene Corporation Limited (HKG: 6996) has announced a global clinical collaboration with Merck, Sharp & Dohme Inc. (MSD, NYSE: MRK) to conduct a multicenter, open-label, Phase I dose-finding study for ATG-037 as a monotherapy and in combination with MSD’s anti-PD-1 therapy, Keytruda (pembrolizumab). The targeted indication is locally advanced…
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China-based IASO Biotherapeutics has announced approval from the US FDA for an Investigational New Drug (IND) application for its BCMA-targeted chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy CT103A (equecabtagene autoleucel). The therapy will be assessed in US-based clinical trials for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (r/r MM). Drug Profile and DevelopmentEquecabtagene autoleucel…
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China-based CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd (HKG: 1093) has announced receiving Investigational New Drug (IND) approval from the US FDA for its antibody-drug NBL-020. The targeted indication is advanced solid tumors, marking a significant step forward in the development of this innovative therapy. Drug Profile and Mechanism of ActionNBL-020 is an…
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Jiangsu Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd’s (CTTQ) Category 1 biologic product TQB2102m, an HER2 targeted antibody drug conjugate (ADC), has obtained clinical approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). The targeted indication is advanced malignant tumors, with no similar product currently approved for marketing anywhere in the world.…
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China-based Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals (SHA: 600276) has announced one new supplementary approval for its gamma-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptor antagonist remimazolam tosylate. The approval, with the indication being sedation and anesthesia during non-tracheal intubation surgery / operation, marks the drug’s fourth market approval. Previous Approvals and Clinical StudiesRemimazolam tosylate…
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China-based Jing Medicine Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd’s HJM-353 has obtained clinical trial approvals in the US and China. The investigational embryonic ectoderm development (EED) inhibitor is expected to enter a Phase I clinical study for advanced blood cancer and solid tumors. Mechanism of Action and DevelopmentPolycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2)…
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Hangzhou-based artificial intelligence (AI)-driven biotech MindRank AI has announced obtaining approval from the US FDA to conduct a clinical study for its oral, small molecule GLP-1 receptor agonist (RA) drug MDR-001 in obesity. This marks a significant milestone in the development of MDR-001, positioning MindRank AI to advance its innovative…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has lowered the age limit for Sinovac Biotech Ltd’s (NASDAQ: SVA) COVID-19 vaccine, CoronaVac, to three years old. This makes it the first vaccine on the WHO’s Emergency Use List (EUL) to be approved for such a young age group and the only one recommended…
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China-based Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd (SHA: 600196, HKG: 2196) has announced that another indication approval filing for its avatrombopag has been accepted for review by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). The targeted indication is chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). Drug Profile and DevelopmentAvatrombopag is a thrombopoietin (TPO) receptor…
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China-based Shanghai Shyndec Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (SHA: 600420) has announced that its generic version of Pfizer’s (NYSE: PFE) Cytosar-U (cytarabine) has obtained marketing approval in China. This marks the first generic to pass the generic quality consistency evaluation among similar products in the country. Product Profile and Market ContextCytarabine for…
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Antengene Corp., Ltd (HKG: 6996) has announced market filings for its Xpovio (selinexor) in Macau, Malaysia, and Thailand, with indications for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (R/R MM) and relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (R/R DLBCL). The China-based biopharma also plans to make another market filing in Indonesia…
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Japan-based Eisai Co., Ltd (TYO: 4523) and its US co-development partner Biogen Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) have revealed that Eisai has initiated a Biologics License Application (BLA) in China for lecanemab, their innovative Alzheimer’s disease therapy. The filing is supported by data from the Phase II Study 201 trial in mild…
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China-based Chengdu Kanghong Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd (SHE: 002773) has announced receiving marketing approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its Category 3 chemical product escitalopram oral solution. The product is approved to treat depression and panic disorder with or without agoraphobia, marking a significant milestone in the…
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China-based Tonghua Dongbao Pharmaceuticals (SHA: 600867) has announced receiving approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to conduct a clinical study for its dual-targeted drug candidate THDBH151 in gout and hyperuricemia. This marks a significant step forward in the development of innovative treatments for these conditions. Existing Therapies and…
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BioNTech is reportedly in the process of shipping the first batches of its COVID-19 vaccines to China, following a state-level agreement between China and Germany that allows German expats access to the product. The news was confirmed by a German government spokesperson, as reported by Reuters. Agreement and Vaccine AccessChancellor…