CStone Pharmaceuticals
Building Globally Competitive Innovative Medicines
China’s Personalized mRNA Cancer Vaccine Race Accelerates After Moderna and Merck’s Phase 3 Melanoma Success
The personalized cancer vaccine field has reached a major inflection point. Moderna and Merck announced on August 19, 2026 that their Phase 3 INTerpath-001 trial of intismeran autogene (V940/mRNA-4157) plus KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) met both its primary…
HUTCHMED’s Fanregratinib Wins China NMPA Approval for FGFR2+ Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma (ICC)
HUTCHMED has secured conditional approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for fanregratinib (HMPL-453), providing a new targeted treatment option for patients with FGFR2-altered intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). The NMPA…
CSPC’s EGFR ADC SYS6010 Beats Chemotherapy in Phase 3 NSCLC Trial, Setting Stage for Potential Regulatory Filing
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group’s experimental EGFR-targeting antibody-drug conjugate SYS6010 has met the primary endpoint in the pivotal Phase III SYNSTAR-01 trial, significantly improving progression-free survival over platinum-based chemotherapy in…
Biokin Pharmaceutical
Building a Global Oncology Franchise Around Bispecific ADCs
Akeso, Inc.
Building a Global Bispecific Antibody and Next-Generation Oncology Franchise
Biokin’s Iza-Bren Hits Phase 3 PFS Endpoint in HR+/HER2− Breast Cancer, Marking 5th Phase 3 Success
Biokin Pharmaceutical’s first-in-class EGFR×HER3 bispecific antibody-drug conjugate izalontamab brengitecan (iza-bren; BL-B01D1) has delivered another positive Phase 3 readout, meeting the progression-free survival endpoint in previously treated…
Akeso’s Ivonescimab Beats Durvalumab Standard in Phase 3 Biliary Tract Cancer Trial
Akeso’s PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody ivonescimab has delivered another major Phase 3 victory, this time outside lung cancer, demonstrating a statistically significant overall survival advantage over durvalumab plus chemotherapy in first-line advanced…
China’s NMPA Conditionally Approves GenrixBio’s Velinotamig for Heavily Pretreated Multiple Myeloma
China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has granted conditional approval to velinotamig (GR1803), a BCMA×CD3 bispecific antibody developed by Genrix Bio and partnered with Fosun Pharma’s YaoPharma, for adults with heavily pretreated…
LaNova Medicines’ Next-Generation Nectin-4 ADC LM-364 Wins China IND Clearance for Advanced Solid Tumors
LaNova Medicines has received clearance from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to advance LM-364, its next-generation tumor microenvironment-responsive Nectin-4 antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), into clinical development for patients…