BeiGene Among Chinese Firms Eyeing Less Crowded SCLC Sector In US Trials

BeiGene, Junshi, Henlius are studying their PD-1, TIGIT and BTLA-targeting assets in US trials for the relatively less crowded indication of small cell lung cancer.

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Small cell lung cancer remains an area of high unmet need • Source: Shutterstock

Chinese developers of immune checkpoint inhibitors including PD-1/L1 antibodies are making fresh progress in clinical trials that could pave the way for eventual US regulatory nods in the space of relatively rare small cell lung cancer.

The latest developments seem to add new momentum into Chinese-made checkpoint inhibitors in the wake of prior setbacks, including those encountered by Innovent Biologics, Inc.’s Tyvyt (sintilimab) and

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