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HANSOH PHARMA ANNOUNCES US FDA HAS GRANTED BREAKTHROUGH THERAPY DESIGNATION FOR HS-20093
Release Date:2024/08/27
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On August 20, 2024, Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (Hansoh Pharma, 03692.HK), announces that its partner GSK has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Breakthrough Therapy Designation for its B7-H3-targeted antibody-drug conjugate in relapsed or refractory extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer.

 

This FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation is supported by data from the ongoing ARTEMIS-001 Phase 1 open-label, multi-center trial of over 200 patients evaluating the safety, tolerability, and preliminary anti-tumor activity in locally advanced or metastatic solid tumors, including relapsed or refractory ES-SCLC, conducted by Hansoh Pharma. Results from this trial will be presented at the 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) taking place from September 7 to 10, 2024 in San Diego, California, USA.

 

On 20 December 2023, Hansoh Pharma entered into an exclusive license agreement with GSK to grant GSK a worldwide exclusive license (excluding the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan) to develop, manufacture and commercialize HS-20093.

 

As a leading innovation-driven pharmaceutical company in China, Hansoh Pharma will continue to expand its innovation collaborations with global partners, efficiently promote the implementation of first-in-class (FIC) or best-in-class (BIC) products, and benefit more patients using its expanding range of breakthrough innovative therapies.

 

ABOUT HS-20093

HS-20093 is a novel investigational B7-H3-targeted ADC composed of a fully-humanized anti-B7-H3 monoclonal antibody covalently linked to topoisomerase inhibitor (TOPOi) payload and being developed for the treatment of lung cancer, sarcoma, head and neck cancers and other solid tumors in multiple phase I and II clinical trials in China.



About Hansoh Pharma

Hansoh Pharma is a leading innovation-driven pharmaceutical enterprise in China. With the mission of "continuous innovation for better life", the company focuses on major disease therapeutic areas such as oncology, anti-infectives, central nervous system (CNS), metabolism and immunology. Hansoh Pharma has launched 7 innovative medicines that generate product sales in China, with the revenue from innovative medicines and collaborative products exceeding 80%, forming a rich product pipeline. The company has consistently ranked among the top 100 global pharmaceutical companies and is recognized as one of the top 3 pharmaceutical R&D enterprises in China, and is designated as a National Key High-Tech Enterprise and a National Technology Innovation Demonstration Enterprise. Hansoh Pharma was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in June 2019 (stock code: 03692.HK).

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