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Cadonilimab (PD-1/CTLA-4) Receives FDA Clearance for Global Phase III First-Line Gastric Cancer Trial Versus Nivolumab
HONG KONG, Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Akeso, Inc. (9926.HK) ("Akeso" or the "Company") announced FDA approval to initiate COMPASSION-37/AK104-311 trial, a global multicenter Phase III trial in gastric cancer evaluating cadonilimab, a first-in-class PD-1/CTLA-4 bispecific antibody. The study wi...
2025-12-12 10:31
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Mazdutide Demonstrates Significant Weight Loss and Metabolic Benefits in Phase 1b Clinical Trial in Chinese Adolescents with Obesity
* After 12 weeks of treatment, the 4 mg and 6 mg mazdutide groups achieved reductions in BMI from baseline of 8.78% and 10.99%, respectively, with corresponding body weight reductions of 7.72 kg and 8.65 kg. These results were significantly superior to those observed in the placebo group (BMI r...
2025-12-12 08:00
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FDA Clears NUZ-001 for Entry into HEALEY ALS Platform Trial
Highlights: * FDA has completed their review of the Neurizon NUZ-001 regimen to the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial Master Protocol * This marks the official entry of NUZ-001 as Regimen I in the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial * Next steps include obtaining single IRB approval, site initiations and cl...
2025-12-12 04:49
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HanchorBio Announces Oral Presentation of HCB101 at the ESMO Immuno-Oncology Congress 2025
International debut underscores emerging role for macrophage checkpoint therapy in gastric cancer, triple-negative breast cancer, and other hard-to-treat solid tumors TAIPEI, SHANGHAI, AND SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- HanchorBio Inc. (TPEx: 7827), a global clinical-stage biotechn...
2025-12-11 21:00
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OTR Therapeutics and Zealand Pharma enter multi-program strategic collaboration and license agreement to develop novel therapeutics for metabolic diseases
* Collaboration will combine Zealand Pharma's expertise in obesity and metabolic health with OTR Therapeutics' proprietary oral small-molecule platform and strong drug discovery capabilities, to discover and develop novel therapeutics for multiple targets in metabolic diseases * OTR Therapeut...
2025-12-11 14:00
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Updated Efficacy Data of Ivonescimab Combined with Chemotherapy as First-Line Treatment for TNBC Presented at ESMO IO 2025
HONG KONG, Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Akeso, Inc. (9926.HK) ("Akeso" or the "Company") announced the presentation of a Phase II clinical study that included a longer-term efficacy data evaluating ivonescimab (a PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody) combined with chemotherapy as a first-line treatment...
2025-12-11 09:53
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Samsung Biologics recognized as a global leader in water security
* Company receives the highest Water Security rating in two years into participation * Recognized for exceptional leadership in environmental stewardship INCHEON, South Korea, Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsung Biologics (KRX: 207940.KS), a leading contract development and manufacturing or...
2025-12-11 07:30
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Innovent Announces First Participant Dosed in a Phase 1 Clinical Trial of IBI3011, a Recombinant Anti-Human Interleukin 1 Receptor Accessory Protein Monoclonal Antibody
SAN FRANCISCO and SUZHOU, China, Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. (Innovent) (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high-quality medicines for the treatment of oncology, cardiovascular and metabolic, autoimmune, ...
2025-12-10 08:26
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Fosun Pharma's Subsidiary Yao Pharma and Pfizer Enter into Exclusive Collaboration and License Agreement
SHANGHAI, Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fosun Pharma (SSE: 600196; HKEX: 02196) today announced that its subsidiaries, Chongqing Yao Pharmaceutical Company, Limited. ("Yao Pharma"), Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Industrial Development Company Limited, and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) have entered into ...
2025-12-09 19:55
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Phase II Data of Cadonilimab Regimen as Neoadjuvant Therapy for Resectable Gastric Cancer Presented at ESMO Asia 2025
HONG KONG, Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Akeso, Inc. (9926.HK) ("Akeso" or the "Company") announced that data from the Phase II study (COMPASSION-25) for its first-in-class PD-1/CTLA-4 bispecific antibody, cadonilimab, in combination with SOX regimen (oxaliplatin + tegafur/gimeracil/oteracil) as n...
2025-12-09 15:50
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Significant Improvement in Quality of Life Reported in Updated HARMONi-6 Data for Ivonescimab at ESMO Asia
HONG KONG, Dec. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Akeso, Inc. (9926.HK) ("Akeso" or the "Company") announced that at the 2025 ESMO Asia Congress, updated results from the pivotal Phase III HARMONi-6 study (AK112-306) were shared in an oral presentation by ProfessorShun Lu from Shanghai Chest Hospital. The ...
2025-12-09 10:02
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Innovent Announces PECONDLE® (Picankibart Injection) Phase 3 Study (CLEAR-2) Meets Endpoints, Delivering Superior Long-Term Management Solution for Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis
SAN FRANCISCO and SUZHOU, China, Dec. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. ("Innovent") (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high-quality medicines for the treatment of oncologic, autoimmune, cardiovascular and metabolic...
2025-12-09 08:00
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Convergen Secures $10 Million Seed Funding to Advance TrimTAC Platform for Neurodegeneration & beyond
SUZHOU, China, Dec. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Convergen, a biotech company pioneering targeted protein degradation (TPD) therapies for diseases driven by pathological protein aggregates, today announced the closing of a$10 million Seed financing round. The round was invested by Qiming Venture Partn...
2025-12-08 23:00
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Zymedi Announces "rapaprutug" as the International Nonproprietary Name (INN) for ZMA001
INCHEON, South Korea, Dec. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Zymedi (CEO Sunghoon Kim) announced that the World Health Organization (WHO) has assignedrapaprutug as the International Nonproprietary Name (INN) for the company's first-in-class antibody therapy ZMA001, being developed as a treatment for pulmon...
2025-12-08 22:00
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GC Biopharma Ships First Doses of World's First Recombinant Anthrax Vaccine, 'BARYTHRAX inj.'
- First anthrax vaccine developed using recombinant DNA technology - Annual production capacity of up to 10 million doses at GC Biopharma's facility YONGIN, South Korea, Dec. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- GC Biopharma (006280.KS), a leading global biopharmaceutical company, today announced the first sh...
2025-12-08 14:36
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CARsgen Announces Data of Allogeneic BCMA CAR-T Cell Therapy CT0596 for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma at the 2025 ASH Annual Meeting
SHANGHAI, Dec. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CARsgen Therapeutics Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 2171.HK), a company focused on developing innovative CAR T-cell therapies, announced that clinical data from its allogeneic BCMA-targeted CAR T-cell product candidate, CT0596, for the treatment of relapsed/r...
2025-12-08 10:08
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Median PFS Trending Beyond One Year: Leads Biolabs' LBL-034 Showcases Breakthrough Clinical Data in Oral Presentation at the 2025 ASH Annual Meeting
NANJING, China, Dec. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- From December 6 to 9, 2025, the 67th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology ("ASH") was held in Orlando, Florida, USA. Nanjing Leads Biolabs Co., Ltd. ("Leads Biolabs" or the "Company", Stock Code: 9887.HK) delivered an oral presentation o...
2025-12-08 10:00
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IASO Bio Presents Updated Results for Equecabtagene Autoleucel in High-Risk Newly Diagnosed Multiple Myeloma Patients at 2025 ASH
SHANGHAI and NANJING, China and PLEASANTON, Calif., Dec. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- IASO Biotechnology ("IASO Bio"), a commercial-stage biopharmaceuticalcompany focused on the discovery, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of novel cell therapies and biologics for hematologic malignanc...
2025-12-08 09:57
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ASH 2025 Oral Presentation: Innovent Biologics Announces Initial Results of the First-in-Human Phase 1 Study of Trispecific Antibody IBI3003 in Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
SAN FRANCISCO and SUZHOU, China, Dec. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. ("Innovent") (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes high-quality medicines for the treatment of oncology, autoimmune, cardiovascular and metabolic...
2025-12-08 09:02
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CARsgen Announces Data of Allogeneic BCMA CAR-T Cell Therapy CT0596 for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma at the 2025 ASH Annual Meeting
SHANGHAI, Dec. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CARsgen Therapeutics Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 2171.HK), a company focused on developing innovative CAR T-cell therapies, announced that clinical data from its allogeneic BCMA-targeted CAR T-cell product candidate, CT0596, for the treatment of relapsed/r...
2025-12-08 08:15
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