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Kanghong Pharmaceutical’s NASH Drug KH629 Receives Clinical Trial Implicit Approval in China
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On October 18th, the official website of the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in China announced that Kanghong Pharmaceutical (SHE: 002773)’s Class 1 new drug, KH629 tablets, has been granted implicit approval for clinical trials for the treatment of adult non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).…
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Akeso Biopharma Launches Phase Ib/II Trial for Cadonilimab and AK112 in Pancreatic Cancer
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On October 17, ClinicalTrials.gov reported that Akeso Biopharma (HKG: 9926) has initiated a Phase Ib/II clinical study to evaluate the combination of Cadonilimab (CTLA-4/PD-1 dual antibody) and AK112 (Envafolimab, a PD-1/VEGF dual antibody) with chemotherapy as a first-line treatment for pancreatic cancer. The primary endpoints of the study include safety,…
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Shenzhen Chipscreen Advances CS231295 for Cancer Treatment as IND Accepted by NMPA
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On October 17, Shenzhen Chipscreen Biosciences Co., Ltd. (SHA: 688321) announced that its innovative Class 1 national drug candidate, CS231295, for cancer treatment has received acceptance for its clinical trial application (IND) from the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in China (Acceptance Numbers:…
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Laekna Advances Obesity Treatment Candidate LAE102 with Subcutaneous Dosing in Phase I Study
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Laekna, a Sino-US biotech firm, has announced the commencement of a subcutaneous dosing cohort within its Phase I single ascending dose (SAD) study for the monoclonal antibody drug candidate LAE102, which is under investigation for the treatment of obesity. The study, which is randomized, double-blinded, and placebo-controlled, aims to evaluate…
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Alphamab Oncology and CSPC Pharma’s KN026 Phase III Trial for Breast Cancer Gets NMPA Approval
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Alphamab Oncology (HKG: 9966) and CSPC Pharma (HKG: 1093) have jointly announced that their Phase III clinical study application for the combination of HER2 bispecific antibody KN026 and nab-paclitaxel HB1801 (Study Protocol Number: KN026-004) has received approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) Drug Evaluation Center (CDE) for neoadjuvant…
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Innovec Biotherapeutics’ IVB103 Gene Therapy for nAMD Receives Clinical Trial Approval from China’s CDE
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Beijing InnoVec Biotherapeutics Inc., a leading gene therapy company based in China, has announced that it has received clinical trial approval from the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) for its IVB103 treatment for neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (nAMD). This follows a clinical trial approval for the same indication in…
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Hinova Pharmaceuticals Gets NMPA Green Light for HP568 Clinical Study in Breast Cancer
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Hinova Pharmaceuticals Inc. (SHA: 688302), a biotech firm based in Chengdu, has announced that it has received approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to commence a clinical study for its drug candidate HP568. This new drug is intended for the treatment of estrogen receptor (ER) positive, human epidermal…
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Huadong Medicine Gets NMPA Green Light for BCMA-Targeted ADC HDM2027 Phase I/IIa Study
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Huadong Medicine Co., Ltd (SHE: 000963), a Chinese pharmaceutical company, has announced that it has received approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to initiate a Phase I/IIa study for its drug candidate HDM2027 (HDP-101). This antibody drug conjugate (ADC), co-developed with Heidelberg Pharma, targets the B cell maturation…
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Changchun High & New Technology Industries Receives FDA Tacit Approval for GenSci122 Clinical Study
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Changchun High & New Technology Industries (Group) Inc. (SHE: 000661), a leading biopharmaceutical company, has announced that it has received tacit approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to commence a clinical study for its drug candidate, GenSci122, in patients with advanced solid tumors. GenSci122 is a small…
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Humanwell Healthcare Secures NMPA Approval for Clinical Trial of HW211026 to Treat Actinic Keratosis
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Humanwell Healthcare (Group) Co., Ltd (SHA: 600079), a China-based pharmaceutical company, has announced that it has received clinical trial approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its drug candidate HW211026. This Category 1 chemical drug is designed to treat actinic keratosis, a skin condition caused by prolonged sun…
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United Laboratories’ TUL12101 Eye Drops Enter Phase IIa Clinical Trial for Dry Eye Syndrome
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United Laboratories International Holdings Ltd (HKG: 3933), a Hong Kong-based pharmaceutical company, has announced the enrollment of the first subject in the Phase IIa clinical study for its Category 1 drug, TUL12101 eye drops, in China. This development marks a significant step forward in the clinical evaluation of the drug.…
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Sichuan Biokin Pharmaceutical Gets FDA Approval for CD33-Targeting ADC in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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Sichuan Biokin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, a Chinese pharmaceutical company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange as (SHA: 688506), has announced that it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate a Phase I clinical study for its antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), BL-M11D1. This therapy targets CD33…
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Reforgene Medicine’s Gene Editing Therapy RM-101 Clears IND Hurdle for Usher Syndrome Treatment
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Reforgene Medicine, a pioneer in gene editing therapy based in Guangzhou, has secured Investigational New Drug (IND) approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its flagship candidate, RM-101. This AAV-based gene editing drug is aimed at treating Usher syndrome, a genetic condition that leads to significant vision impairment…
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Jiangsu Hengrui’s RGL-193 Receives NMPA Greenlight for Parkinson’s Disease Clinical Study
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Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd, a leading pharmaceutical company based in China and listed as (SHA: 600276), has received approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its Category 1 drug, RGL-193. This marks a significant step forward as the drug advances into clinical studies focused on Parkinson’s disease…
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CSPC Pharma Initiates Phase III Trial for JMT101 in First-Line EGFR-Positive NSCLC Treatment
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CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd (HKG: 1093), a leading pharmaceutical company based in China, has initiated a Phase III clinical study for its Category 1 drug JMT101. This study combines JMT101 with osimertinib (Tagrisso) and compares it against osimertinib alone in the first-line treatment of locally advanced or metastatic epidermal growth…
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KangaBio’s KGX101 Receives NMPA Approval for Clinical Trial in China
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KangaBio, a biopharmaceutical company based in Shanghai, has announced that its investigational new drug (IND) application for KGX101 has received clinical trial approval from the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). This Class 1 new drug, an IL-12 Fc fusion protein injection, is expected to be used for the treatment…
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Juventas Cell Therapy’s CAR-T Therapy Clears for SLE-ITP Study in China
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The China Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) has given the green light for a study on inaticabtagene autoleucel (CNCT 19), a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy developed by Juventas Cell Therapy Ltd, a Chinese firm. This therapy is now approved for research in refractory systemic lupus erythematosus-associated immune thrombocytopenia…
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Immupeutics Medicine Secures NMPA Approval for Personalized Liver Cancer Immunotherapy IPM001
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Immupeutics Medicine, a pioneer in tumor immunotherapy based in Beijing, has announced that it has received clinical approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its proprietary therapy, IPM001. This marks a significant step forward in the field of cancer treatment in China. IPM001 is a groundbreaking multi-antigen targeted…
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Huadong Medicine Secures NMPA Approval for Semaglutide Biosimilar, Aims to Capture Weight Loss Market
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Nanjing-based Huadong Medicine Co., Ltd (SHE: 000963) has received clinical trial approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its biosimilar version of Novo Nordisk’s (NYSE: NVO) weight loss drug semaglutide, which is marketed under the names Ozempic and Wegovy. Huadong Medicine’s biosimilar will be evaluated for weight management…
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Doma Biopharmaceutical Receives Green Light for Clinical Trial of Novel ADC DM001 Targeting Solid Tumors
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Doma Biopharmaceutical (Suzhou) Co., Ltd, a biotech firm with a presence in China and the United States, has received approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration to commence a clinical study for its innovative Category 1 drug DM001. This bispecific antibody drug conjugate (ADC) is designed to target advanced or…
