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Cutia Therapeutics’ CU-10201 Receives NMPA Approval for Acne Vulgaris Treatment
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Cutia Therapeutics (HKG: 2487), a developer of dermatology therapies, has announced that its CU-10201, a 4% minocycline foam agent for external use, has received market approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in China. The approval is for the treatment of non-nodular moderate to severe acne vulgaris in individuals…
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BeyondSpring Presents Positive Phase II Data for Plinabulin Combination Therapy in NSCLC at SITC
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BeyondSpring Inc. (NASDAQ: BYSI), a US-based biotech company, has announced the presentation of the latest results from the Phase II KeyPelms-004 study at the 39th Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer’s (SITC) Annual Meeting. The study evaluated the efficacy and safety of plinabulin combined with pembrolizumab plus docetaxel in patients with…
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Abbisko Therapeutics’ Pimicotinib Meets Primary Endpoint in Phase III MANEUVER Study for TGCT
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hanghai-based biotech Abbisko Therapeutics Co., Ltd (HKG: 2256) has revealed positive top-line results from the pivotal Phase III MANEUVER study for its drug candidate ABSK021 (pimicotinib) in tendon sheath giant cell tumor (TGCT). The study, designed to assess the efficacy and safety of pimicotinib in TGCT patients suitable for systemic…
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ETERN Therapeutics’ ETS-006 Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Pleural Mesothelioma
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ETERN Therapeutics, a Shanghai-based developer of small-molecule anti-tumor drugs, has announced that it has received Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its compound ETS-006. The designation is for the treatment of pleural mesothelioma (PM), a rare and aggressive form of cancer. Development and…
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Frontera Therapeutics Receives FDA Approval for Phase II Study of FT-003 in nAMD
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Frontera Therapeutics, Inc., a Sino-US biopharmaceutical company, has announced that it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a Phase II clinical study for its investigational drug FT-003. This recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) gene therapy is designed for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular…
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Alteogen Secures Exclusive Licensing Deal with Daiichi Sankyo for Subcutaneous Enhertu
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Alteogen Inc. (KOSDAQ: 196170), a South Korea-based biotechnology company, has announced an exclusive licensing agreement with Japan-headquartered Daiichi Sankyo (TYO: 4568). This strategic partnership grants Daiichi Sankyo worldwide rights to utilize Alteogen’s ALT-B4, a novel hyaluronidase based on Hybrozyme Technology, in the development and commercialization of a subcutaneous version of…
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AstraZeneca’s Tezspire Meets Phase III Co-Primary Endpoints in CRSwNP Study
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AstraZeneca Inc., (AZ, NASDAQ: AZN), a leading UK pharmaceutical company, has announced positive high-level results from the Phase III WAYPOINT study for Tezspire (tezepelumab) in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). The drug, a thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP)-targeted monoclonal antibody (mAb) co-developed with US firm Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN),…
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Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Gets FDA Approval to Test KYS202004A for Psoriasis
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Jiangsu Kanion Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (SHA: 600557), a Chinese pharmaceutical company, has announced that it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate a clinical study for its pipeline candidate, KYS202004A, in the treatment of psoriasis. KYS202004A: A Dual-Targeted Fusion Protein for PsoriasisKYS202004A is an…
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J&J Submits Regulatory Filings for Darzalex Faspro and Subcutaneous Daratumumab
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Johnson & Johnson (J&J, NYSE: JNJ) has announced the submission of regulatory filings for its therapies Darzalex Faspro (daratumumab and hyaluronidase-fihj) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and for the subcutaneous (SC) formulation of Darzalex (daratumumab) to the European Medicine Agency (EMA). The company is seeking new indication…
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Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Receives NMPA Clearance for Multiple Clinical Trials of Oncology Drugs
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Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd (SHA: 600276), a Chinese pharmaceutical company, has announced that it has received clinical clearance from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for a suite of drugs including HRS-2189, HRS-5041, HRS-1358, HRS-8080, SHR-8068, adebrelimab, and HRS-6209. The company is set to initiate an open, multi-center Phase…
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Alphamab Oncology Presents JSKN033 Phase I/II Study Results at SITC 2024
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Alphamab Oncology (HKG: 9966), a China-based biopharmaceutical company, has announced the presentation of the latest results from the Phase I/II study of its investigational drug JSKN033 at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC 2024). The study focuses on patients with HER2-expressing advanced or metastatic…
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Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd Receives NMPA Approval for KRAS G12C Inhibitor Garsorasib
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Sino Biopharmaceutical Ltd (HKG: 1177), a leading biopharmaceutical company in China, has announced that it has received conditional marketing approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for garsorasib (D-1553), a KRAS G12C inhibitor co-developed with InventisBio (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. The drug is indicated for the treatment of patients with…
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Daiichi Sankyo and Alteogen Sign $300 Million Deal to Develop Subcutaneous Enhertu
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Daiichi Sankyo (TYO: 4568), a leading Japanese pharmaceutical company, has entered into a potentially $300 million agreement with South Korean biotechnology firm Alteogen to develop a subcutaneous injection version of its cancer drug Enhertu, which is also in collaboration with AstraZeneca. This innovative step aims to enhance patient accessibility and…
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Dizal Pharmaceutical Submits NDA to FDA for Sunvozertinib as NSCLC Therapy
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Dizal Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (SHA: 688192), a Chinese pharmaceutical company, has announced the submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for sunvozertinib, a targeted therapy for lung cancer. The company is seeking approval for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic non-small…
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Ascletis Pharma’s ASC47 Showcases Promising Weight Loss Results in Phase I Clinical Trial
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Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKG: 1672), a China-based pharmaceutical company, has announced positive results from a Phase I clinical study for its drug candidate ASC47 in Australia. This in-house developed therapy is designed to facilitate weight loss without the loss of muscle mass, offering a potential new option for obesity management.…
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Sichuan Biokin Pharmaceutical Gets FDA Approval for Phase I Study of BL-M17D1 in Solid Tumors
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Sichuan Biokin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (SHA: 688506), a China-based pharmaceutical company, has announced that it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a Phase I clinical study for its in-house developed bispecific antibody drug conjugate (ADC), BL-M17D1, in patients with advanced solid tumors. BL-M17D1’s…
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Sichuan Huiyu Pharmaceutical’s HYP-6589 Receives NMPA Approval for Solid Tumor Clinical Trial
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Sichuan Huiyu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (SHA: 688553), a China-based pharmaceutical company, has announced that it has received clinical trial approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its Category 1 chemical drug, HYP-6589, which targets advanced solid tumors. HYP-6589’s Mechanism of ActionHYP-6589 is an in-house developed SOS1 small molecule…
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Ascentage Pharma’s Lisaftoclax and AceLink Therapeutics’ AL01211 Receive FDA Designations
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The Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) website has indicated that China-based Ascentage Pharma’s (HKG: 6855) lisaftoclax (APG-2575) and AceLink Therapeutics(Suzhou)’s AL01211 are on track to receive priority review and breakthrough therapy designation (BTD) statuses respectively from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Lisaftoclax, an oral BCL-2 inhibitor, is indicated…
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AskBio’s AB-1003 Receives Rare Pediatric Disease and Orphan Drug Designations from FDA
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Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bayer AG (ETR: BAYN), has announced that it has received both rare pediatric disease designation (RPDD) and orphan-drug designation (ODD) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its investigational gene therapy, AB-1003 (LION-101). The therapy targets limb-girdle muscular dystrophy…
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CDE Releases Technical Guidelines for Pilot Registration and Phased Manufacturing of ADCs
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The Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) has issued the “Technical Requirements for Pilot Registration and Application of Phased Manufacturing of Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADC).” This document complements the “Pilot Work Plan for Phased Manufacturing of Biological Products” released last month and aims to guide the pilot work of phased manufacturing…
