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Henlius Completes First Dosing in Global Phase III Study for HanSiZhuang in LS-SCLC
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Shanghai Henlius Biotech (HKG: 2696) has announced the completion of the first subject dosing in a global Phase III clinical study comparing its programmed death-1 (PD-1) inhibitor HanSiZhuang (serplulimab) combined with chemotherapy and concurrent radiotherapy to placebo combined with chemotherapy and concurrent radiotherapy in limited stage-small cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC).…
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Boehringer Ingelheim Enrolls First Patient in Phase II/III Study for BI 907828
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German pharmaceutical giant Boehringer Ingelheim has announced the enrollment of the first patient in the Phase II/III Brightline-1 study for its investigational MDM2-p53 antagonist BI 907828. The study is taking place at the West China Hospital and aims to assess the efficacy and safety of BI 907828 compared to doxorubicin…
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Vcanbio’s Stem Cell Therapy VUM02 Accepted for Clinical Trial Review
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China-based Vcanbio Cell & Gene Engineering Corp., Ltd (SHA: 600645) has announced that the clinical trial filing for its VUM02 (human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells) has been accepted for review by the Center for Drug Evaluation. VUM02 is a Category 1 therapeutic biologic product developed to treat patients with…
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CanSino Biologics’ mRNA Vaccine CS-2034 Shows Positive Safety and Immunogenicity Data
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China-based CanSino Biologics (HKG: 6185) has announced positive periodical data from a clinical study assessing the safety and immunogenicity of its COVID-19 mRNA vaccine CS-2034 as a sequential booster in adults aged 18 and above who have already received three doses of inactivated COVID-19 vaccines. The study, which began in…
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Jiangsu Aidea’s ACC007 Approved by NMPA for HIV-1 Treatment
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China-based Jiangsu Aidea Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (SHA: 688488) has announced that its Category 1 compound preparation ACC007 (ainuovirine, lamivudine, tenofovir disoproxil) has been approved by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for the treatment of newly treated adult patients with HIV-1 infection. This approval marks a significant step forward in…
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Haisco’s EGFR-PROTAC HSK40118 Accepted for Review by China’s NMPA
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China-based Haisco Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd (SHE: 002653) has announced that its clinical trial filing for the oral small molecule EGFR-PROTAC HSK40118 has been accepted for review by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). The targeted indication is EGFR mutant advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This marks a significant…
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EOC Pharma’s Entinostat NDA Accepted by China’s NMPA for Breast Cancer
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EOC Pharma, a biotech company operating in the US and China, has announced that its New Drug Application (NDA) filing for entinostat has been accepted for review by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). The targeted indication is hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative locally advanced…
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Transcenta’s TST003 Receives Clinical Trial Approval in China and US
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China – based biopharma Transcenta Holding Ltd (HKG: 6628) has announced that it has received clinical trial approval in China for TST003, its potential first – in – class monoclonal antibody (mAb) targeting Gremlin1. The drug candidate has already received IND clearance from the US FDA in September this year,…
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Henlius’ Hanbeitai Gains NMPA Approval for Expanded Indications
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Shanghai Henlius Biotech Inc. (HKG: 2696) has announced that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved a supplementary Biologic License Application (sBLA) for its biosimilar Hanbeitai (bevacizumab). The approval expands the indications for which Hanbeitai can be used, now including cervical cancer, epithelial ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, and…
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HutchMed Completes Enrollment for Phase III ESLIM-01 Study of Sovleplenib in ITP
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Hutchison China Meditech (HutchMed; HKG: 0013, NASDAQ: HCM) has announced the completion of patient enrollment in the ESLIM – 01 study, a pivotal Phase III trial assessing the efficacy and safety of sovleplenib in treating adult patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) in China. This marks a significant milestone in…
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RemeGen’s RC48 Gains NMPA Approval for Phase II Study in Bladder Cancer
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China – based biopharmaceutical company RemeGen Ltd (HKG: 9995) has announced that it has received approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to initiate a Phase II study of its antibody – drug conjugate (ADC) candidate RC48 (disitamab vedotin). The study will assess the efficacy and safety of RC48…
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Jiangxi Jemincare Gains FDA Approval for Clinical Trial of JYB1907 in Solid Tumors
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China – based Jiangxi Jemincare Group has announced that it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a clinical study for its Category 1 drug JYB1907. The monoclonal antibody (mAb) targets glycoprotein A dominant repeat (GARP) and transforming growth factor – β1 (TGF –…
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Mabwell Receives NMPA Approval for Clinical Trial of 9MW3011 in Rare Diseases
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China – based Mabwell (Shanghai) Bioscience Co., Ltd (SHA: 688062) has announced that it has received approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to conduct a clinical study assessing its Category 1 drug candidate 9MW3011 for the treatment of β – thalassemia and polycythemia vera. The drug, which already…
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Staidson’s Anti-C5a Monoclonal Antibody STSA-1002 Accepted for NMPA Review
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China-based Staidson (Beijing) Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (SHE: 300204) has announced that the clinical trial filing for its injectable STSA-1002, an anti-human complement protein C5a (hC5a) monoclonal antibody (mAb) for use in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), has been accepted for review by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). About ARDS…
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Junshi Biosciences’ CGRP Monoclonal Antibody JS010 Accepted for NMPA Review
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China-based Junshi Biosciences (HKG: 1877, SHA: 688180) has announced that the clinical trial filing for JS010, its in-house developed CGRP monoclonal antibody drug candidate for treating migraine, has been accepted for review by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in China. About CGRP and JS010CGRP is a neuropeptide composed of…
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BeiGene’s Tislelizumab Receives NMPA Review for First-Line HCC Indication
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BeiGene (HKG: 6160, SHA: 688235, NASDAQ: BGNE) has revealed that a supplementary Biologic License Application (sBLA) for its programmed death-1 (PD-1) inhibitor tislelizumab has been accepted for review by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). The latest prospective indication is for the drug’s use in first-line unresectable or metastatic hepatocellular…
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CStone Pharmaceuticals Achieves Primary Endpoint in GEMSTONE-304 Study for Sugemalimab
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China-based CStone Pharmaceuticals (HKG: 2616) has announced the achievement of the primary endpoint in the regulatory GEMSTONE-304 study for its sugemalimab in first-line unresectable, locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). This makes sugemalimab the first PD-1 inhibitor to generate positive data in this indication globally. Study…
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3D Medicines Gains FDA Approval for Phase II Study of Envafolimab in dMMR Tumors
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China-based oncology specialist 3D Medicines (HKG: 1244) has announced receiving approval from the US FDA to conduct a single-arm, multi-center Phase II study assessing the safety and efficacy of envafolimab (KN035) in treating deficient mismatch repair (dMMR) advanced solid tumors. The study will involve one subcutaneous injection every three weeks.…
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Changzhou Qianhong Completes Phase I Study of QHRD107 for Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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China-based Changzhou Qianhong Bio-pharma Co., Ltd (SHE: 002550) has announced the completion of enrollment and clinical observation in a Phase I clinical study for its Category 1 drug QHRD107, targeting acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Preliminary findings indicate that the QHRD107 capsule is safe for AML patients, with controllable overall risk…
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Guangdong Zhongsheng Completes Enrollment for RAY1216 Phase III Study in COVID-19
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China – based Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (SHE: 002317) has announced the completion of enrollment for its Phase III study of RAY1216, a drug candidate for the treatment of mild SARS – CoV – 2 infection. The randomized, double – blind, placebo – controlled study has enrolled 1,360 subjects…
