Weekly Digest - February 2025

Weekly Digest - February 2025

25 Feb 2025: Hansoh Pharma’s HS-20093 receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation from NMPA for Osteosarcoma

  • Hansoh Pharma’s B7-H3-targeted ADC, HS-20093, has been granted Breakthrough Therapy Designated Drug status by China’s NMPA for treating osteosarcoma patients who have progressed on at least two prior therapies
  • HS-20093 is an investigational ADC composed of a fully human anti-B7-H3 mAb linked to a topoisomerase inhibitor (TOPOi) payload and is being evaluated for multiple solid tumors, including lung cancer, sarcoma, and head and neck cancers
  • The ADC is undergoing several clinical trials in China, with its most advanced study currently in Phase 3
  • On November 1, 2024, the NMPA also granted HS-20093 Breakthrough-Therapy-Designated Drug status for extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) after progression following first-line platinum doublet chemotherapy and immunotherapy
  • Osteosarcoma, the most common primary malignant bone tumor, is classified as a rare disease in China and has a poor prognosis, with a five-year survival rate of only 20% in advanced cases

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