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InnoCare's Persistent Efforts to Bring Orelabrutinib to the American Market

 InnoCare has initiated the global phase 3 trial of orelabrutinib plus bendamustine and rituximab in patients with 1L MCL. Seeking opportunities in the United States In 2020, the China NMPA authorized the first market approval of Orelabrutinib for rrMCL and rrSSL/CLL. Then, in 2023, Orlabrutinib became the first BTK inhibitor for rrMZL in China. As announced at the 2024 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, more than 30,000 patients have received Orelabrutinib, leading to an increase in annual sales to approximately 671 million RMB (equivalent to 93 million USD) at a rate of 18.5%. Orelabrutinib The United States is a dream destination for Chinese domestic biopharma, including InnoCare. According to InnoCare's presentation, they plan to submit an NDA seeking approval for rrMCL in the US in Q3 2024 . However, the FDA has become more strict in recent years regarding confirmatory trials for drugs that have conditional approvals. This action was taken because the promised trials were no

Beigene Initiates Phase 1 Trial of BG-C9074 Monotherapy and in Combo with Tislelizumab

 Beigene has registered a Phase 1 clinical trial ( NCT06233942 ) of BG-C9074, an anti-B7H4 antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), as monotherapy or in combination with tislelizumab: enrolling approximately 150 patients with pretreated solid tumors. The study (still no IND application submission in China yet) is estimated to start in May 2024, which is in line with the target for 2024 H1. BG-C9074 According to the Beigene slide deck, BG-C9074, a novel B7-H4-targeted ADC with a drug-to-antibody ratio (DAR) of 6 , is designed to balance efficacy and toxicity, utilizing DualityBio ADC technology.  BG-C9074 The efficacy of BG-C9074 was evaluated in a B7-H4 low/heterogeneous PDX model, as measured by tumor volume reduction. The 10 mpk dose resulted in a greater degree of tumor shrinkage compared to the 3 mpk dose. B7-H4 low/heterogeneous PDX model In addition to BG-C9074, Beigene plans to initiate another ADC targeting B7-H3 with stable DAR8 and a strong bystander effect. -------------------------