AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN) has announced that Fasenra (benralizumab) has picked up a new approval from China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA).
The decision will make the biologic available for the maintenance treatment of severe eosinophilic asthma in people aged 12 and older, a patient population numbering around three million.
The approval is based on results from the MIRACLE Phase III trial, conducted in China, South Korea, and the Philippines, which showed a reduction in the annualized asthma exacerbation rate by 74% compared to placebo.
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