Shanghai Henlius Biotech's (HKG:2696) serplulimab injection in combination with carboplatin and etoposide has been approved by the European Commission for the first-line treatment of adult patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, a Wednesday bourse filing said.
The injection is an anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody used for the treatment of various types of lung cancer. It has been approved in mainland China to be used in combination with chemotherapy.
The injection will be deployed in Europe under the trade name Hetronifly. The approval implies a centralized marketing authorization for the injection for all the EU member states together with Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
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