Henlius doubles down on US trials, touting CDMO business

27 August 2022
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By Wang Fangqing

In just three months, Henlius Biotech’s heavily invested PD1 blockbuster Hansizhuang (serplulimab) rewarded the company with nearly 80 million renminbi ($11.6 million) since its launch in March 2022 in China to treat microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H).

Such a strong performance boosted the confidence in the biotech to bring Merck & Co’s (NYSE: MRK) Keytruda (pembrolizumab) rival, along with several other assets to the US market, said company executives at a press meeting held on August 23 in Shanghai. Henlius is the biotech arm of China’s Fosun Pharma’s (HK: 02196).

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