Hanmi’s GLP-1 Obesity Contender Gets Phase III Nod In Korea

Hanmi aims to commercialize its GLP-1 obesity treatment, the first one from its ambitious HOP project, within three years as it moves to Phase III in Korea.

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Hanmi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.’s in-house developed long-acting glucacon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist efpeglenatide has received the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety’s approval to begin a Phase III trial, moving closer to commercialization of the first one of several obesity pipeline projects it is focusing on as a next growth engine, the Hanmi Obesity Pipeline (HOP). 

The approval of the IND, submitted in July, came rapidly as the Korean pharma firm benefited from the global innovative products on fast track (GIFT) system operated by the drug ministry, which helped the company to secure an opportunity to closely communicate with the regulator on clinical trial and approval

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