Chinese firm Kintor disclosed findings from a pivotal Phase III trial showing its androgen receptor antagonist proxalutamide achieved a 50% reduction in risk of hospitalization or death in COVID-19 patients with mild-to-moderate infection, although uncertainty remains over it being “unable to provide” a p-value in some data analyses.
Hong Kong-listed Kintor Pharmaceutical Ltd. on 6 April released top-line results from a placebo-controlled, pivotal clinical trial to study its oral COVID-19 antiviral proxalutamide, marking one of the first attempts by a Chinese firm to investigate such a candidate in an international Phase III study.
A repurposed androgen receptor-targeting prostate cancer drug, proxalutamide was studied in 733 non-hospitalized patients enrolled from April to December 2021,...
Chinese API exports to the US fell by 24% year-on-year to $255m in May, when the US and China called a truce in a previously escalating trade war.
Multiple Chinese firms presented at this year’s ADA meeting, with a focus on weight reduction efficacy for mostly early clinical stage assets. While limited information was given on lean mass preservation, several companies are progressing drugs and combos to address this need.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission has proposed a new “growth tier” for the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, to reinstate the market’s listing standards for unprofitable firms.
Innovent presented data on multiple pipeline assets at ASCO, including promising OS results for its first-in-class anti-PD-1/IL-2α-bias bispecific. The Chinese firm is also continuing to build out its metabolic disease portfolio and consider its partnering strategies, its CEO tells Scrip.
Novo Nordisk debuts Wegovy in India, gears for pole position in obesity. The Danish group’s leadership doesn’t appear too perturbed about the head start for Lilly’s Mounjaro or the imminent arrival of generic semaglutide next year.
After the failure of its lead asset in a Phase II trial earlier this year, Korea's Bridge Biotherapeutics has accepted an acquisition offer from bitcoin group Parataxis.
Multiple Chinese firms presented at this year’s ADA meeting, with a focus on weight reduction efficacy for mostly early clinical stage assets. While limited information was given on lean mass preservation, several companies are progressing drugs and combos to address this need.
