A Hundred Drugs Contend: Chinese Biopharma Gains US Foothold

Two China-Discovered Cancer Treatments May Win US FDA Approval This Year

Legend/J&J’s CAR-T cilta-cel and Chi-Med’s surufatinib would follow BeiGene’s Brukinsa, which won FDA approval in November 2019.

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While it's early days, Chinese drug makers are off to a strong start in gaining a foothold in the US market • Source: Shutterstock

It might be some time before Chinese biopharma companies have a presence in the US comparable to their European and Japanese counterparts, but with one Food and Drug Administration approval already and potentially two more on the way this year, they are undoubtably off to a strong start. Particularly important to the foothold they have gained is not only innovation, but other trends such as regulatory harmonization.

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