On April 17,2025,Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (Hansoh Pharma, 03692.HK),announces that the Group's self-developed B7-H3-targeted antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) HS-20093 for injection has obtained approval to be included as Breakthrough-Therapy-Designated Drug by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China, with the proposed indication for locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) without driver mutations, progressed or recurred following platinum-based chemotherapy.
The Designation is supported by preliminary clinical data from the ARTEMIS-001 study. This is an ongoing phase I open-label, multi-centre trial of more than 300 patients evaluating the safety, tolerability, and preliminary anti-tumour activity in locally advanced or metastatic solid tumor ( locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer without driver mutations, progressed or recurred following platinum-based chemotherapy), conducted by Hansoh Pharma.
Previously, HS-20093 has obtained approval to be included as Breakthrough-Therapy-Designated Drug by the NMPA for two indications：
·Extensive-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer (ES-SCLC) developed after standard first-line treatment (platinum doublet chemotherapy combined with immuno-therapy).
·Osteosarcoma in patients who have progressed on at least two prior lines of therapy.
About HS-20093
HS-20093 is an investigational B7-H3-targeted ADC composed of a fully human anti-B7-H3 monoclonal antibody covalently linked to topoisomerase inhibitor (TOPOi) payload and being developed for the treatment of lung cancer, sarcoma, head and neck cancers and other solid tumors in multiple clinical trials in China, with the highest research stage being Phase Ⅲ clinical trials.On December 20, 2023, Hansoh Pharma entered into a license agreement with GSK, granting GSK an exclusive global license (excluding Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan) to develop, manufacture, and commercialize HS-20093. GSK' s global phase I trial for the product began in August 2024.
About Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is the cancer with the highest global mortality rate. According to the latest data from the National Cancer Centre, there were 1.06 million new cases of lung cancer and 733,000 deaths from lung cancer in China in 2022. Both the incidence and mortality rates of lung cancer rank first among all cancers[1]. NSCLC accounts for approximately 80-85% of lung cancer cases in China[2,3], with around 70% being nsNSCLC.
About Hansoh Pharma
Hansoh Pharma is a leading pharmaceutical company in Greater China driven by innovation. It is committed to the treatment of major diseases in the areas of oncology, anti-infections, CNS diseases, metabolic diseases, as well as autoimmune diseases, and is dedicated to improving human health through continuous innovation. Hansoh Pharma has been ranked among the top 100 global pharmaceutical companies and the top 3 best industrial enterprises in China in terms of pharmaceutical R&D pipeline for several years, and is a national key high-tech enterprise and a national technology innovation demonstration enterprise. Hansoh Pharma was listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong in June, 2019 (stock code: 03692.HK). For more information, please visit HANSOH PHARMA—Sustainable innovation to improve human health-Hansoh Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.
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[1] Bingfeng Han, Rongshou Zheng, Hongmei Zeng, Shaoming Wang, Kexin Sun, Ru Chen, Li Li, Wenqiang Wei, Jie He, Cancer incidence and mortality in China, 2022, Journal of the National Cancer Center, 2024.
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