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Shanghai Henlius Biotech Receives the NMPA’s IND Approval of HLX13 (biosimilar, ipilimumab) for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
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- The NMPA has approved the IND application of ipilimumab biosimilar HLX13 (recombinant anti-CTLA-4 fully human mAb) for the treatment of HCC. HLX13 was developed by Henlius in accordance with Chinese Biosimilar Guidelines
- The head-to-head pre-clinical studies results showed a high similarity or no significant difference b/w HLX13 and originator ipilimumab. The company continues to broaden its innovative layout in immuno-oncology combination therapy to bring affordable and high-quality innovative biologics to patients globally
- HLX13 is designed to block T-cell inhibitory signals induced by the CTLA-4 pathway, increasing the number of reactive T-effector cells
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