SinoCellTech gains China approval for finotonlimab

14 February 2025

SinoCellTech (SHA: 688520) has received regulatory approval in China for finotonlimab, making it the first immuno-oncology drug cleared in the country for the first-line treatment of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), regardless of PD-L1 expression.

The approval positions finotonlimab, a PD-1 inhibitor previously known as SCT-I10A, as the latest entry in China’s increasingly competitive checkpoint blocker landscape. It marks the 17th domestically developed drug in this class to secure approval.

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