Shanghai Junshi Biosciences (HKG:1877) said a subcutaneous injection version of its JS001 cancer medicine worked as well as the regular injection version as a first-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, according to a Hong Kong bourse filing Monday.
Shares of the healthcare company gained over 5% in morning trade Tuesday.
Results from a late-stage study showed that JS001sc was non-inferior to JS001, or toripalimab, with comparable efficacy and safety profiles in treating recurrent or
metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer, meeting the main goal of a late-stage study called JS001sc-002-III-NSCLC.
The firm said it planned to submit a new drug application for the subcutaneous injection version of the drug with regulatory authorities in the near future.
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