EGFR Exon 20 NSCLC - October 2020

EGFR Exon 20 NSCLC - October 2020

Wigen Biomedicine and Junshi Biosciences entered a global development and commercialization collaboration for four small-molecule preclinical candidates

16 Sep 2020

WJ1024/WJ1075, WJ05129, APL1898, and WJ13404 – Junshi Biosciences and Wigen Biomedicine

  • Chinese companies Junshi Biosciences and Wigen Biomedicine entered a global development, manufacturing, and commercialization collaboration for Wigen’s four cancer drug candidates

    Drug

    MOA

    Indication

    APL1898

    EGFR-exon20 inhibitor

    Unspecified

    WJ1024 or WJ1075

    XPO1 inhibitor

    Hematological and solid tumors

    WJ05129

    Aurora-A inhibitor

    SCLC, triple-negative Breast cancer, and other malignant tumors with RB1 deletion or inactivation

    WJ13404

    4th generation EGFR inhibitor

    Unspecified
  • Terms of agreement:
    • Wigen Biomedicine will transfer its 50% interest in four of its self-developed drug projects to Junshi Biosciences
    • Junshi Biosciences will be granted the worldwide exclusive rights for production and commercialization for these drugs
    • Junshi Biosciences and Wigen Biomedicine will jointly facilitate the pre-clinical research work of the above drugs in accordance with the agreement
    • Junshi Biosciences will be responsible for clinical trial applications. Matters such as follow-up clinical trials, drug registration applications, and marketing authorization will be determined by the joint steering committee, which is jointly established by both companies
    • Junshi Biosciences to pay an upfront fee of RMB 36 million to Wigen Biomedicine. Wigen Biomedicine is also eligible to receive milestone payments up to RMB 436 million in aggregate, based on the R&D and commercialization progress, and 50% of net profits

Junshi and Wigen collaborate for four cancer assets including EGFR exon 20 insertions inhibitors

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CI Scientists Remarks: 

  • Wigen Biomedicine pipeline covers anti-tumor, immunity, metabolism and other therapeutic areas. At present, Wigen Biomedicine has 18 drug candidates and has applied for 24 new drug invention patents in China
  • In oncology, Wigen Bio is focusing on targeted therapies and immunotherapies
  • From the initial stages of drug development, Wigen Bio is seeking external collaborations with big pharma companies in China and this collaboration may accelerate its clinical development
  • Preclinical data of APL1898: A targeted small molecule inhibitor of EGFR Exon 20 insertion mutants showed activity of inhibiting common EGFR mutants such as T790M while overcoming insensitivity of the third-generation EGFR inhibitors to exon20 insertion mutants

– Dr. Kowndinya, CI Scientists

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