China's National Medical Products Administration Pharmaceutical Evaluation Center (CDE) website has recently announced that hansoh pharma (03692)'s new third-generation EGFR-TKI drug, Gefitinib Mesylate Tablets, has had a new indication for market application accepted.
According to the Securities Times app, on November 27th, the China National Medical Products Administration Pharmaceutical Evaluation Center (CDE) website announced that hansoh pharma (03692)'s new third-generation EGFR-TKI drug, Gefitinib Mesylate Tablets, had a new indication for market application accepted. Public information shows that this is the fifth indication market application for Gefitinib Mesylate Tablets submitted in China.
Screenshot source: CDE official website
On October 22nd this year, hansoh pharma announced that a Phase III registration trial, AENEAS2, of Gefitinib Mesylate Tablets in combination with chemotherapy as a first-line treatment for patients with locally advanced (IIIB-IIIC stage) or metastatic (Stage IV) EGFR mutation non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has achieved its primary endpoint of progression-free survival (PFS). Hansoh pharma stated that detailed data from this trial will be presented at future medical conferences and submitted to regulatory institutions. It is speculated that this may be the indication for market approval for Gefitinib Mesylate Tablets in this application.