Summit Therapeutics (SMMT) partner Akeso has received marketing authorization from China's National Medical Products Administration for ivonescimab plus chemotherapy as a first-line treatment for advanced squamous non-small cell lung cancer, Summit said Wednesday.
The approval, based on a late-stage trial, marks the third NMPA-approved indication in China for an ivonescimab-containing regimen, Summit said.
The trial showed statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in both progression-free
and overall survival versus tislelizumab plus chemotherapy, the biopharmaceutical oncology company said.
Shares of Summit Therapeutics were up more than 2% in recent Wednesday trading.
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