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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…
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3SBio Subsidiary Achieves Milestone in Phase III Psoriasis Trial with SSGJ-608
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Sunshine Guojian Pharmaceutical (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of 3SBio Inc. (HKG: 1530), has announced that its Phase III clinical study for the drug candidate SSGJ-608 has successfully met all primary endpoints (PASI 75 and sPGA 0/1), key secondary efficacy endpoints (PASI 90, PASI 100, and sPGA 0), and all…
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Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical’s COVID-19 Drug Leritrelvir Approved in Macau
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Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (SHE: 002317), a pharmaceutical company based in China, has announced that it has obtained marketing approval for its drug Yueruiling (leritrelvir) in Macau. The drug, a 3CL protease (3CLpro) inhibitor, is now authorized for use in treating mild to moderate cases of COVID-19. Leritrelvir functions…
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3SBio’s Subsidiary Achieves Milestone in Phase II Study for Chronic Sinusitis Treatment SSGJ-611
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Sunshine Guojian Pharmaceutical (Shanghai) Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of 3SBio Inc. (HKG: 1530), has announced that its Phase II clinical study for SSGJ-611, an IL-4Rα monoclonal antibody (mAb) candidate for chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), has met its primary endpoint. The study demonstrated the efficacy and safety of SSGJ-611…
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Lee’s Pharma Subsidiary Receives Green Light for Phase III Dry Eye Study and Completes Myopia Trial
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Lee’s Pharmaceutical Holdings Ltd (HKG: 0950), a prominent Chinese pharmaceutical company, through its subsidiary Zhaoke Ophthalmology Ltd (HKG: 6622), has announced significant advancements in its ophthalmic pipeline. The company’s cyclosporine A gel, intended for the treatment of dry eye, has received clearance to proceed to a Phase III clinical study…
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Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Gains NMPA Approval for Five Drug Candidates, Including IL-17A mAb for Psoriasis
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Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd (SHA: 600276), a prominent pharmaceutical company in China, has announced that it has received separate clinical trial approvals from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for a total of five drug candidates. This development marks a significant step in the company’s pipeline advancement. Vunakizumab, an…
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Huadong Medicine Expands Global Footprint with Launch of Aesthetic Injection MaiLi in Singapore
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Huadong Medicine Co., Ltd (SHE: 000963), a Chinese pharmaceutical company, has announced the international expansion of its medical aesthetics portfolio with the launch of its high-end aesthetic injection product, MaiLi, in Singapore. This marks another milestone in the company’s global foray into the medical aesthetics sector. MaiLi is a premium…
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WestGene Biopharma’s EB Virus-Targeting mRNA Vaccine WGc-043 Clears for Clinical Trials in China
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WestGene Biopharma Co., Ltd., a biotechnology company based in Chengdu, has received approval from the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to proceed with clinical trials for its candidate drug, WGc-043. This marks a significant milestone as WGc-043 is the world’s first mRNA therapeutic…
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Zelgen Biopharmaceuticals’ ZG006 Earns Orphan Drug Designation from FDA for Small-Cell Lung Cancer
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Suzhou Zelgen Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd (SHA: 688266), a biopharmaceutical company based in China, has announced that it has received Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its pipeline candidate, ZG006, which is under development for the treatment of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). ZG006 is…
