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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Gains NMPA Approval for SKB107 Bone Metastasis Trial
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China-based Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd (HKG: 6990) has announced receiving approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to conduct a clinical study for its drug candidate SKB107, formerly known as TBM-001. The study will focus on advanced solid tumor bone metastasis. Drug Development and MechanismSKB107 is a radionuclide…
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Reports 25.5% Revenue Growth with Key Drug Approvals
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China-based Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd (HKG: 6990) has released its 2024 financial report, recording revenues of RMB 1.933 billion (USD 266 million), representing a 25.5% year-on-year (YOY) increase. This growth includes USD 147.5 million in cooperation payments from US partner Merck, Sharp & Dohme Inc. (MSD, NYSE: MRK), UK-based…
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech’s Sacituzumab Tirumotecan Wins New NMPA Approval for NSCLC
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China-based Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (HKG: 6990) announced receiving another indication approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its sacituzumab tirumotecan (SKB264/MK-2870). The approval allows the use of this TROP2-targeted antibody drug conjugate (ADC) in adult patients with EGFR mutation-positive locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous non-small cell…
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NewCo Model: China’s Innovative Drug Companies’ New Transaction Mode in Capital Winter
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NewCo is a new transaction model developed by Chinese innovative drug companies in response to capital winter and internationalization needs. It involves licensing overseas rights of early-stage R&D pipelines to newly established independent companies, bringing in overseas capital and management teams to accelerate development and share risks. This model combines…
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Kelun-Biotech to Present SKB264/MK-2870 Data for Urothelial Carcinoma at ASCO-GU 2025
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China’s Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd (HKG: 6990) will present efficacy and safety data from the Phase I/II KL264-01/MK-2870-001 study of its TROP2-targeted antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) sacituzumab tirumotecan (SKB264/MK-2870) at the ASCO-GU 2025 conference. The drug is being evaluated in patients with unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic urothelial carcinoma (UC)…
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Harbour BioMed Receives NMPA Clearance for COPD Treatment HBM9378/SKB378
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China-based biopharmaceutical company Harbour BioMed (HKG: 2142) has announced receiving clinical clearance from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its investigational drug HBM9378/SKB378, also known as WIN378. This fully human antibody targets thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) and is intended for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Drug…
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Kelun-Biotech’s Tagitanlimab Receives NMPA Clearance for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
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China-based Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd (HKG: 6990) has announced receiving another clearance from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its PD-L1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) Ketailai (tagitanlimab). The latest approval indicates the drug for first-line treatment of recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) when combined with chemotherapy. This follows…
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Harbour BioMed and Kelun Biotech License TSLP Monoclonal Antibody to Windward Bio
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Chinese firms Harbour BioMed (HKG: 2142) and Sichuan Kelun Biotech BioPharmaceutical (HKG: 6990) have entered into a license agreement with Switzerland-based drug developer Windward Bio AG. Windward Bio, which officially launched with a USD 200 million Series A financing round, has been granted global rights to HBM9378/SKB378, an anti-thymic stromal…
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Kelun-Biotech’s Anti-HER2 ADC A166 Receives NMPA Review for Expanded Indication
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd (HKG: 6990) has announced that another indication approval filing for its anti-HER2 antibody drug conjugate (ADC), trastuzumab botidotin (A166), has been accepted for review by the Center for Drug Evaluation of the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). The Chinese company is seeking approval for the…
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech’s Ketailai Receives NMPA Approval for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Treatment
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China-based Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd (HKG: 6990) has announced that it has received marketing approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) monoclonal antibody (mAb), Ketailai (KL-A167). This treatment is now approved for use in recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients…
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Launches Sacituzumab Tirumotecan for Triple Negative Breast Cancer in China
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China-based Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd (HKG: 6990) has announced the commercial launch of its sacituzumab tirumotecan (SKB264/MK-2870) in China, marking a significant milestone in the treatment of adult patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) who have been previously treated with at least two…
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Shanghai Pharmaceuticals and Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Partner to Expand Sacituzumab Tirumotecan Market Access
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Shanghai Pharmaceuticals (SHA: 601607; SPH) has entered into a strategic partnership with Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd (HKG: 6990). The collaboration aims to leverage the advantageous resources of both companies to deepen market access, explore innovative financial payments, and other services for sacituzumab tirumotecan, a TROP2-targeted antibody drug conjugate (ADC)…
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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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Sacituzumab Tirumotecan Earns FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for EGFR Mutated NSCLC
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Sacituzumab tirumotecan (SKB264/MK-2870), a TROP2-targeted antibody drug conjugate (ADC) co-developed by Merck, Sharp & Dohme (MSD, NYSE: MRK) and Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd (HKG: 6990), has been granted a breakthrough therapy designation (BTD) by the US FDA. This designation is for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)…
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech’s SKB264/MK-2870 Approved by NMPA for Triple Negative Breast Cancer
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd (HKG: 6990), a China-based biopharmaceutical company, has received market approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its drug sacituzumab tirumotecan (SKB264/MK-2870). This drug is intended to treat adult patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) who have previously…
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Receives NMPA Clearance for SKB501 Clinical Trial in Solid Tumors
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd (HKG: 6990) has announced that it has received clearance from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in China for a clinical trial filing of its pipeline candidate, SKB501. The novel antibody drug conjugate (ADC) is now set to be assessed in the treatment of advanced…
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Secures NMPA Approval for Two Antibody Drug Conjugates
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd (HKG: 6990), a leading biopharmaceutical company based in China, has announced receiving separate Investigational New Drug (IND) approvals from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), SKB535 and SKB571, which target solid tumors. This development marks a significant milestone in…
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech’s Sacituzumab Tirumotecan Files for New Indication with China’s NMPA
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd (HKG: 6990) has announced that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in China has accepted for review another indication approval filing for its sacituzumab tirumotecan (SKB264/MK-2870). The new indication is for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic EGFR mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)…
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Reports 32.2% Revenue Growth in 2024 H1, Driven by MSD Partnership
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd (HKG: 6990) has announced its financial results for the first half of 2024, reporting a 32.2% year-on-year (YOY) increase in revenues to RMB 1.383 billion, which includes a USD 90 million cooperation payment from its U.S. partner Merck, Sharp & Dohme Inc. (MSD; NYSE: MRK),.…
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Kelun-Biotech’s ADC for Cancer Gets NMPA Review, Expands MSD Collaboration
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Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd (HKG: 6990) has achieved a regulatory milestone with its clinical trial application for SKB571, an innovative antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), being accepted for review by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). SKB571 is designed to target a spectrum of cancers, including those of the lung and…
