-
Transcenta’s Osemitamab Combo Shows Promising PFS Data in Advanced GC/GEJ Cancer Study
•
Transcenta Holding Ltd (HKG: 6628), a China-based biopharmaceutical company, has presented progression-free survival (PFS) data based on CLDN18.2 expression levels from a Phase I/II study of osemitamab (TST001) in combination with capecitabine and oxaliplatin (CAPOX) as a first-line treatment for advanced gastric/gastroesophageal junction (GC/GEJ) carcinoma at the ESMO World Congress…
-
Hybio Pharmaceutical’s Liraglutide Biosimilar Withdrawn from NMPA Filing
•
China-based Hybio Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (SHE: 300199) has announced that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved its application to withdraw the market filing for its biosimilar version of Novo Nordisk’s (NYSE: NVO) Victoza (liraglutide). This decision comes as part of a strategic adjustment in response to policy and…
-
Sinotau Pharmaceutical Secures Over RMB 1.1 Billion in Latest Financing Round
•
Sinotau Pharmaceutical Group, a prominent nuclear medicine (radiopharmaceutical) company headquartered in Beijing, has reportedly raised over RMB 1.1 billion (USD 150 million) in a new financing round. This capital influx is set to bolster the company’s research and development efforts, as well as the clinical application of diagnostic and therapeutic…
-
Innovent Biologics and IASO Biotherapeutics’ Fucaso Approved for Multiple Myeloma Treatment in China
•
Innovent Biologics, Inc. (HKG: 1801) and IASO Biotherapeutics have announced that they have received marketing approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for their jointly developed and commercialized product, Fucaso (equecabtagene autoleucel). This approval positions Fucaso as the first fully-human BCMA-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy approved…
-
SciClone Pharmaceuticals’ Danyelza Officially Launched in China for Neuroblastoma Treatment
•
SciClone Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: SCLN) has reached a significant milestone with the first prescription of Danyelza (naxitamab) in China, signifying its official commercial launch. Danyelza, a GD2-targeted monoclonal antibody, was originally developed by Y-mAbs Therapeutics Inc. and was fast-tracked for marketing approval in China in November 2020. Licensing Agreement and…
-
Zai Lab’s Vyvgart Receives NMPA Approval as First-in-Class FcRn Antagonist for Myasthenia Gravis
•
Zai Lab Ltd (NASDAQ: ZLAB; HKG: 9688), a China-based biopharmaceutical company, has announced that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved its Biologics License Application (BLA) for Vyvgart (efgartigimod alfa injection). Vyvgart, a first-in-class neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) antagonist, is now approved for use as an add-on to standard…
-
InnoCare Pharma and Keymed Biosciences Initiate Clinical Trial for ICP-B02 with First Subcutaneous Injection
•
InnoCare Pharma (HKG: 9969; SHA: 688428) and Keymed Biosciences Inc., (HKG: 2162) have announced a significant milestone in their joint development of ICP-B02 (CM355), a bispecific antibody (BsAb) targeting CD20 and CD3. The first subcutaneous injection administration has been successfully administered to a Chinese patient, marking a new route of…
-
Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Gets NMPA Approval for HRS-4357 Clinical Study in Prostate Cancer
•
Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine Co., Ltd (SHA: 600276), a leading China-based pharmaceutical company, has announced that it has received approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to initiate a clinical study for its Category 1 radiotherapeutic drug, HRS-4357. This novel molecule is under development for the treatment of prostate specific…
