Hutchmed, Innovent Combo Therapy Hits PFS Target in Renal Cancer Study

MT Newswires Live03-19

HUTCHMED (China) (HKG:0013) and Innovent Biologics (HKG:1801) said their FRUSICA-2 Phase II/III study of fruquintinib in combination with sintilimab as a second line of treatment for advanced renal cell carcinoma in China met its primary endpoint of progression-free survival (PFS).

Іn addition to the primary endpoint, the combination therapy also demonstrated improvements in secondary endpoints including objective response rate and duration of response.

Complete results will be presented at an upcoming conference, according to a Wednesday filing with the Hong Kong bourse.

The combo therapy also secured conditional approval for treating advanced endometrial cancer from China's National Medical Products Association.

Hutchmed's shares were up by 4%, while those of Innovent were down 1% in recent trade.

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