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Tonghua Dongbao Pharmaceuticals Partners with King-Friend Biochemical on Insulin Development
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China-based Tonghua Dongbao Pharmaceuticals (SHA: 600867) has entered into a partnership with fellow Chinese firm Nanjing King-Friend Biochemical Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (603707.SH). The collaboration focuses on the development and manufacturing of insulin glargine, insulin aspart, and insulin lispro, with the goal of filing for approval with the US FDA. King-Friend…
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EMA’s CHMP Backs Enhertu for Advanced NSCLC with HER2 Mutations
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The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has issued a positive opinion for the use of Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan), an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) developed by AstraZeneca (AZ; NASDAQ: AZN) and Daiichi Sankyo (TYO: 4568), in the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung…
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BMS Expands Partnership with Samsung Biologics for Oncology Drug Manufacturing
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Global pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS; NYSE: BMY) has announced an expansion of its existing partnership with Samsung Biologics (KRX: 207940) for the production of an unnamed oncology antibody drug. This new agreement signifies a further step in the collaboration between the two companies, focusing on enhancing the manufacturing capabilities…
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EMA’s CHMP Recommends Approval of Keytruda as Adjuvant NSCLC Treatment
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The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the approval of Merck, Sharp & Dohme’s (MSD; NYSE: MRK) anti-PD-1 therapy, Keytruda (pembrolizumab), as an adjuvant treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in adults who are at a high risk of…
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Novartis’s Kisqali Reduces Cancer Recurrence Risk in HR+/HER2- Early Breast Cancer: Phase III Results
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Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis (NYSE: NVS) has published results from a Phase III study of its CDK4/6 inhibitor Kisqali (ribociclib) in combination with endocrine therapy (ET) as an adjuvant treatment for HR+/HER2- early breast cancer (EBC). The data, recorded for up to three years, indicated that Kisqali reduced the risk…
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CanSino Biologics Reports H1 2023 Revenues Down 96.7% YOY, COVID-19 Demand Decreases
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China-based CanSino Biologics (SHA: 688185, HKG: 6185) has released its financial report for the first half of 2023, recording revenues of RMB 21.09 million (USD 2.89 million), a decrease of 96.7% year-on-year (YOY). The contributions from China and overseas markets were RMB 17.93 million and RMB 3.16 million, respectively. The…
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GemPharmatech Partners with Daxiang Biotech to Advance Preclinical Evaluation Models
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Nanjing-based GemPharmatech Co., Ltd, a center for laboratory animal seed resources and a specialist in mouse models, has entered into a partnership with Daxiang Biotech, a leading domestic company in the organoid-on-a-chip field. The collaboration aims to promote the technical integration of mouse models and organoids, with the goal of…
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Akeso Biopharma’s AK132 Receives Green Light for Clinical Trial in Advanced Solid Tumors
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Akeso Biopharma’s (HKG: 9926) AK132, a bispecific antibody (BsAb) targeting Claudin18.2 and CD47, has received approval from China’s Center for Drug Evaluation to proceed with a clinical study in patients with advanced malignant solid tumors. This marks the sixth in-house developed BsAb from the Chinese firm to enter clinical development.…
