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Novatim Immune Therapeutics’ Y-0301 Receives FDA Clearance for Clinical Trials
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China-based cancer immunotherapy specialist Novatim Immune Therapeutics (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. has announced receiving clinical clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its innovative drug candidate, Y-0301, a bispecific nanobody targeting MET and EGFR pathways. Y-0301: A Pioneering Bispecific NanobodyY-0301, the world’s first bispecific nanobody developed through Novatim’s…
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HighField Biopharmaceutical’s HF50 Receives Tacit Clinical Approval from NMPA for HER-2 Positive Tumors
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Hangzhou-based HighField Biopharmaceutical, a specialist in immuno-oncology biotech focused on targeted lipid-based therapies, has revealed that it has received tacit clinical approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its drug candidate HF50. This T-cell redirecting antibody fragment-anchored liposomes (TRAFsomes) product will be tested in clinical trials for HER-2…
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Jiangsu Hengrui’s SHR-A2102 Earns Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Urothelial Carcinoma
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Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd (SHA: 600276) has announced that it has received breakthrough therapy designation (BTD) from the National Medical Products Administration of China for its pipeline candidate, SHR-A2102. The designation is in recognition of the molecule’s potential in treating locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma in patients who…
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AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi Receives FDA Approval for Limited-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
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UK-based pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca (AZ, NASDAQ: AZN) has reported receiving a new indication approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitor, Imfinzi (durvalumab). The approval is for the use of Imfinzi in treating adult patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC)…
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CDE Approves RinuaGene’s mRNA-Based RG002 for Clinical Study in Cervical Dysplasia
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China’s Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has indicated that the Category 1 drug RG002, developed by Suzhou-based mRNA therapeutics company RinuaGene, has been approved for clinical study in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or 3 (CIN2/3) associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) 16 and/or…
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GSK plc Expands Pipeline with Rgenta Therapeutics Partnership for RNA-Targeted Splice Modulators
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GSK plc (NYSE: GSK), a leading global pharmaceutical company, continues to bolster its pipeline through strategic external partnerships. The US major has recently signed an agreement with US biotech Rgenta Therapeutics to discover and develop novel RNA-targeted small molecule splice modulators, adding to its earlier antibody drug conjugate (ADC) option…
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Haisco Pharmaceutical’s HSK46575 Receives NMPA Approval for Prostate Cancer Clinical Trial
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China-based Haisco Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd (SHE: 002653) has announced the receipt of clinical trial approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its Category 1 chemical drug HSK46575, which is intended for the treatment of prostate cancer. HSK46575: A Promising Oral Small Molecule InhibitorHSK46575 has demonstrated significant therapeutic…
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech’s SKB500 Receives NMPA Clinical Clearance for Solid Tumor Treatment
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd, (HKG: 6990), a leading biopharmaceutical company based in China, has announced that it has received clinical clearance from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its novel drug candidate, SKB500. This development marks a significant step forward in the advancement of the company’s pipeline. SKB500:…
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CSPC Pharmaceutical’s CRB-701 Earns FDA Fast Track Designation for Cervical Cancer Treatment
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China-based CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd (HKG: 1093) has announced that it has received Fast Track designation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its drug candidate CRB-701 (SYS6002), which is being developed for the treatment of recurrent/refractory metastatic cervical cancer. CRB-701 (SYS6002): An Innovative ADC Targeting Nectin-4SYS6002…
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Shanghai Henlius Biotech’s HLX11 Biosimilar Accepted for Review by China’s CDE
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Shanghai Henlius Biotech Inc. (HKG: 2696), a leading biopharmaceutical company based in China, has announced that the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has accepted a market filing for its HLX11, a biosimilar version of Perjeta (pertuzumab). The company is seeking regulatory approval for…
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Shanghai Henlius Biotech’s HLX22 Receives NMPA Approval for Phase II HER2-Targeted Study
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Shanghai Henlius Biotech Inc., (HKG: 2696), a leading biopharmaceutical company based in China, has announced that it has received clinical trial approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its HER2-targeted monoclonal antibody (mAb), HLX22, in-licensed from AbClon, Inc. The drug is set to be tested in a Phase…
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Analytical BioSciences Sells Global Rights to Pre-Clinical Anti-Tumor Drugs to Gilead
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Sino-US firm Analytical BioSciences Limited has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Gilead (NASDAQ: GILD), granting the US firm global rights to Analytical’s multiple pre-clinical anti-tumor candidate drug assets. The financial details of the upfront and milestone payments remain undisclosed, and Gilead will also grant Analytical priority purchase rights…
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Zhida Pharma Secures Licensing Deal for Vivesto AB’s Apealea in China
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Zhejiang-based Zhida Pharma has announced a licensing deal with Sweden-headquartered Vivesto AB (STO: VIVE), securing all rights to Vivesto’s EU-registered Apealea (paclitaxel micellar) in China. This agreement expands Zhida Pharma’s portfolio and introduces a novel treatment option for patients in China. Apealea: A Cremophor-Free Paclitaxel Formulation for Ovarian CancerApealea is…
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Guangzhou Virotech’s Oncolytic Virus M1 Receives Tacit Clinical Approval from NMPA
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Guangzhou Virotech Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a China-based pharmaceutical company, has announced receiving tacit clinical approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its oncolytic virus therapy, M1 (VRT106). This approval paves the way for an imminent Phase I clinical study in China, which will assess the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics,…
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Luye Pharma’s Zepzelca Receives NMPA Approval for Metastatic Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment
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China-based Luye Pharma Group (HKG: 2186) has announced that it has received marketing approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its drug Zepzelca (lurbinectedin) with priority review status. This approval allows the use of Zepzelca to treat adult patients with metastatic small cell lung cancer (SCLC) who are…
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Abbisko Therapeutics Gets FDA Green Light for Phase I Study of ABSK131 Inhibitor
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Shanghai-based biotech company Abbisko Therapeutics Co., Ltd (HKG: 2256) has announced that it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to conduct a Phase I study for its small molecule inhibitor, ABSK131. This investigational drug targets PRMT5 and MTA in patients with advanced solid tumors that…
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Shanghai Henlius Biotech’s Serplulimab Approved for First-Line nsNSCLC Treatment in China
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Shanghai Henlius Biotech Inc., (HKG: 2696) has announced that it has received marketing approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1) inhibitor, HanSiZhuang (serplulimab, HLX10), marking its fifth indication approval in China. The drug can now be used in combination with pemetrexed and carboplatin as…
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HutchMed and Innovent Biologics’ Fruzaqla-Tyvyt Combo Gets NMPA Conditional Approval for Endometrial Cancer
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Chinese firms HutchMed (China) Ltd (NASDAQ: HCM; HKG: 0013) and Innovent Biologics, Inc. (HKG: 1801) have jointly announced that they have received conditional approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for the combination of Fruzaqla (fruquintinib) and Tyvyt (sintilimab). This treatment is intended for patients with advanced endometrial cancer…
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Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals’ Fluzoparib and Apatinib Gain NMPA Approval for Metastatic Breast Cancer Treatment
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Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600276), a leading China-based pharmaceutical company, has announced that it has obtained marketing approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for the use of fluzoparib alone or in combination with apatinib. This new treatment is aimed at patients with human epidermal growth factor…
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Simcere Zaiming Launches Phase III Trial for SERD Inhibitor SIM0270 in Breast Cancer
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Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Limited’s (HKG: 2096) subsidiary, Simcere Zaiming, has announced the initiation of a Phase III study for SIM0270 (SCR-6852), an oral brain-penetrating selective estrogen receptor down-regulator (SERD) inhibitor. The study includes the first patient dosing and is designed to assess the anti-tumor effect and safety of SIM0270 in…
