近日,复宏汉霖自主研发的抗PD-1单抗H药 汉斯状®(斯鲁利单抗)用于治疗广泛期小细胞肺癌(ES-SCLC)获得包括英国药品和保健品监管局(MHRA)在内的英国创新许可与准入通道合作组织(Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway Steering Group)授予的创新通行证(Innovation Passport)资格认定,标志着H药正式进入英国创新许可与准入通道(ILAP),有望助力H药在英国的落地,为当地SCLC患者带来更多获益。
ILAP合作组织由威尔士全民治疗和毒理学中心(AWTTC)、MHRA、英国国家健康与临床卓越研究所(NICE)及苏格兰药物联盟(SMC)共同组成。ILAP于2021年由MHRA推出,旨在加速创新药物在英国的审批上市并尽早惠及当地患者。创新通行证资格认定面向针对危及生命的疾病或符合英国公共卫生重大需求而开发的创新药物,包括但不限于:前沿的治疗方法、用于罕见疾病或特殊人群的药物、用于临床上具有重要意义的新适应症的药物。
据GLOBOCAN数据显示,肺癌是英国发病率第三大高发癌种,2022年英国肺癌新发病例5万余例,肺癌死亡病例逾3.5万例,位居该国癌症死亡人数第一[1]。全球范围内,小细胞肺癌(SCLC)占肺癌总数的15%[2],是肺癌中侵袭性最强的亚型,分为局限期小细胞肺癌(LS-SCLC)和ES-SCLC。其中约30%-40%的患者确诊时处于局限期,多数患者在确诊时已处于广泛期[3],临床病情恶化快,总体预后不良。过去20年,依托泊苷联合卡铂或顺铂的化疗方案长期作为ES-SCLC患者的标准一线治疗,但中位OS(总生存期)不到1年,并且绝大多数化疗患者在一年内复发[4]。免疫检查点抑制剂的出现为SCLC领域的治疗带来新希望,H药为复宏汉霖自主研发的重组人源化抗PD-1单抗注射液,也是全球首个且目前唯一获批一线治疗SCLC的抗PD-1单抗。
自2022年3月获批上市以来,H药已在中国获批用于治疗微卫星高度不稳定(MSI-H)实体瘤、鳞状非小细胞肺癌、ES-SCLC和食管鳞状细胞癌,惠及近5.8万名患者。2023年12月,H药用于治疗ES-SCLC于印度尼西亚获批上市,成为首个在东南亚国家成功获批上市的国产抗PD-1单抗。H药治疗SCLC也已获得美国食品和药品监督管理局(FDA)和欧盟委员会(EC)授予的孤儿药资格认定,有助于H药在美国和欧盟的研发、注册及商业化等方面享受一定的政策支持。此外,H药一线治疗ES-SCLC的欧盟上市许可申请(MAA)已获得欧洲药品管理局 (EMA) 受理,公司亦稳步推进H药对比一线标准治疗阿替利珠单抗用于治疗ES-SCLC的头对头美国桥接试验,以进一步支持H药在美国的上市申报。
围绕H药,复宏汉霖前瞻性地开展了国际商业化布局,积极开拓海外市场,携手合作伙伴,全面布局美国、欧洲、东南亚、中东和北非、印度等逾70个国家和地区。通过合作与创新,复宏汉霖将加速在全球范围内推动免疫治疗的发展和应用,为患者提供更高效优质的治疗选择。
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关于H药 汉斯状®
H药 汉斯状®为重组人源化抗PD-1单抗注射液(通用名:斯鲁利单抗注射液),是全球首个获批一线治疗小细胞肺癌的抗PD-1单抗,已在中国和印度尼西亚获批上市。截至目前,H药已有4项适应症获批上市,2项适应症上市申请分别在中国和欧盟获受理,10余项临床试验同步在全球开展。
2022年3月,H药正式于中国获批上市,目前可用于治疗微卫星高度不稳定(MSI-H)实体瘤、鳞状非小细胞肺癌(sqNSCLC)、广泛期小细胞肺癌(ES-SCLC)及食管鳞状细胞癌(ESCC)。H药联合化疗一线治疗非鳞状非小细胞肺癌(nsNSCLC)和一线治疗广泛期小细胞肺癌(ES-SCLC)的上市申请也分别获得中国NMPA和欧盟EMA受理。聚焦肺癌和消化道肿瘤,复宏汉霖积极推进H药与公司其他产品的协同以及与创新疗法的联合,在全球同步开展10余项肿瘤免疫联合疗法临床试验,于中国、美国、土耳其、波兰、格鲁吉亚等国家和地区累计入组超3900人。H药的4项关键性临床研究结果分别发表于知名期刊《美国医学会杂志》(JAMA)、《自然-医学》(Nature Medicine)、Cancer Cell和British Journal of Cancer。此外,H药还荣获《CSCO 小细胞肺癌诊疗指南》、《CSCO非小细胞肺癌诊疗指南》、《CSCO 食管癌诊疗指南》、《CSCO结直肠癌诊疗指南》、《CSCO免疫检查点抑制剂临床应用指南》和《中国食管癌放射治疗指南》等多部权威指南推荐,为肿瘤临床诊疗提供重要参考。海外方面,H药治疗SCLC也已获得美国FDA和欧盟EC的孤儿药资格认定,并在美国启动了一项H药对比一线标准治疗阿替利珠单抗的头对头桥接试验。
关于复宏汉霖
复宏汉霖(2696.HK)是一家国际化的创新生物制药公司,致力于为全球患者提供可负担的高品质生物药,产品覆盖肿瘤、自身免疫疾病、眼科疾病等领域,已在中国上市5款产品,在国际上市2款产品,19项适应症获批,7个上市申请分别获中国药监局、美国FDA和欧盟EMA受理。自2010年成立以来,复宏汉霖已建成一体化生物制药平台,高效及创新的自主核心能力贯穿研发、生产及商业运营全产业链。公司已建立完善高效的全球创新中心,按照国际药品生产质量管理规范(GMP)标准进行生产和质量管控,不断夯实一体化综合生产平台,其中,上海徐汇基地和松江基地(一)均已获得中国和欧盟GMP认证。
复宏汉霖前瞻性布局了一个多元化、高质量的产品管线,涵盖20多种创新单克隆抗体,并全面推进基于自有抗PD-1单抗H药汉斯状®的肿瘤免疫联合疗法。继国内首个生物类似药汉利康®(利妥昔单抗)、中国首个自主研发的中欧双批单抗药物汉曲优®(曲妥珠单抗,欧洲商品名:Zercepac®,澳大利亚商品名:Tuzucip®和Trastucip®)、汉达远®(阿达木单抗)和汉贝泰®(贝伐珠单抗)相继获批上市,创新产品汉斯状®(斯鲁利单抗)已获批用于治疗微卫星高度不稳定(MSI-H)实体瘤、鳞状非小细胞肺癌、广泛期小细胞肺癌和食管鳞状细胞癌,并成为全球首个获批一线治疗小细胞肺癌的抗PD-1单抗。公司亦同步就16个产品在全球范围内开展30多项临床试验,对外授权全面覆盖欧美主流生物药市场和众多新兴市场。
Henlius Awarded Innovation Passport Designation by the U.K. Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway Steering Group for Serplulimab in ES-SCLC
Recently, an Innovation Passport designation has been awarded to serplulimab, Henlius’ self-developed anti-PD-1 mAb (trade name in China: HANSIZHUANG), for the treatment of extensive stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) by the U.K. Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway Steering Group including the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). This designation marks serplulimab’s entry into the U.K.’s Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP) and is expected to promote the presence of serplulimab in the U.K., benefiting more local SCLC patients.
ILAP steering group consists of The All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre (AWTTC), The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), and the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC). It was launched by the MHRA in order to accelerate the development and access to promising medicines. The designation is open to medicinal product that developed for life-threatening or seriously debilitating condition and meet a significant patient or public health need in the U.K., including, but not limited to, cutting-edge treatments, medicines for rare diseases and/or other special populations, and medicines being developed in a clinically significant new indication for an approved medicine.
Lung cancer is the third most prevalent malignancy in the UK, with over 50,000 new cases and 35,000 deaths of lung cancer in 2022, ranking first in the country for cancer deaths [1]. Globally, SCLC is the most aggressive subtype of lung cancer, accounting for around 15% of all lung cancer cases [2]. The SCLC breaks down into limited stage small cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC) and ES-SCLC. Around 30%–40% patients are in limited stage and most patients are in extensive stage when diagnosed [3]. Their clinical condition deteriorates rapidly, and the overall prognosis is poor. In the past 20 years, chemotherapy such as etoposide combined carboplatin/cisplatin was still the standards of care for ES-SCLC, but almost all patients in extensive stage relapse within one year [4]. The advent of immune checkpoint inhibitors has brought new hope to patients with SCLC. The company's first innovative product, HANSIZHUANG (serplulimab) is the world's first anti-PD-1 mAb for the first-line treatment of SCLC.
Since its approval in March 2022, HANSIZHUANG has been approved for 4 indications in China including MSI-H solid tumour, squamous non-small cell lung cancer (sqNSCLC), ES-SCLC, and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), benefiting nearly 58,000 Chinese patients. In December 2023, HANSIZHUANG was approved for marketing in Indonesia, making it the first Chinese anti-PD-1 mAb approved in Southeast Asia. Previously, HANSIZHUANG was successively granted orphan drug designations by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Commission (EC) for the treatment of SCLC, which will enable HANSIZHUANG to benefit from certain policy support for research and development, registration, and commercialisation in the United States (U.S.) and European Union. To date, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has validated the application for HANSIZHUANG. The company is also steadily advancing the bridging head-to-head trial in the U.S. to compare HANSIZHUANG to standard-of-care Atezolizumab (anti-PD-L1 mAb) for the first-line treatment of ES-SCLC to propel the product towards U.S. market approval.
Henlius has aggressively pursued international commercialization of HANSIZHUANG with global partners, actively involved in bringing its therapeutics to patients in the U.S., Europe, and other emerging markets, covering over 70 countries and regions. Through collaboration and innovation, Henlius will continue to contribute to the development and clinical application of immuno-oncology globally, providing more efficient and high-quality treatment choices for patients.
About HANSIZHUANG
HANSIZHUANG (recombinant humanized anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody injection, generic name: serplulimab injection) is the first anti-PD-1 mAb for the first-line treatment of SCLC and has been approved in China and Indonesia. Up to date, 4 indications are approved for marketing, 2 marketing applications are under review in China and the EU, and more than 10 clinical trials are ongoing across the world.
HANSIZHUANG was approved in China in March 2022 and has been approved by the National Medicinal Products Administration (NMPA) for the treatment of MSI-H solid tumours, squamous non-small cell lung cancer (sqNSCLC), extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). The marketing applications of the first-line treatment for non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (nsNSCLC) and ES-SCLC are under review by the NMPA and the European Medicines Agency (EMA), respectively. Focus on lung and gastrointestinal cancer, the synergy of HANSIZHUANG with in-house products of the company and innovative therapies are being actively promoted. The company has initiated more than 10 clinical trials on immuno-oncology combination therapies in a wide variety of indications with more than 3,900 subjects enrolled in China, the U.S., Turkey, Poland, Georgia and other countries and regions. The results of 4 pivotal trials of HANSIZHUANG were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), Nature Medicine, Cancer Cell, and the British Journal of Cancer, respectively. Furthermore, HANSIZHUANG was respectively recommended by the CSCO Guidelines for Small Cell Lung Cancer, the CSCO Guidelines for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, the CSCO Guidelines for Esophageal Cancer, the CSCO Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer, the CSCO Clinical Practice Guidelines on Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor, the China Guidelines for Radiotherapy of Esophageal Cancer, and other definitive guides, providing valuable references for clinical diagnosis and treatment of tumours. On the other hand, serplulimab was granted orphan drug designations by the U.S. FDA and the EC for the treatment of SCLC, and its bridging head-to-head trial in the United States to compare HANSIZHUANG to standard of care atezolizumab (anti-PD-L1 mAb) for the first-line treatment of ES-SCLC is well under way.
About Henlius
Henlius (2696.HK) is a global biopharmaceutical company with the vision to offer high-quality, affordable, and innovative biologic medicines for patients worldwide with a focus on oncology, autoimmune diseases, and ophthalmic diseases. Up to date, 5 products have been launched in China, 2 has been approved for marketing in overseas markets, 19 indications are approved worldwide, and 7 marketing applications have been accepted for review in China, the U.S., and the EU, respectively. Since its inception in 2010, Henlius has built an integrated biopharmaceutical platform with core capabilities of high-efficiency and innovation embedded throughout the whole product life cycle including R&D, manufacturing and commercialization. It has established global innovation center and Shanghai-based manufacturing facilities in line with global Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), including Xuhui Facility and Songjiang First Plant, both certificated by China and the EU GMP.
Henlius has pro-actively built a diversified and high-quality product pipeline covering over 20 innovative monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and has continued to explore immuno-oncology combination therapies with proprietary HANSIZHUANG (anti-PD-1 mAb) as backbone. Apart from the launched products HANLIKANG (rituximab), the first China-developed biosimilar, HANQUYOU (trastuzumab for injection, trade name in Europe: Zercepac®; trade names in Australia: Tuzucip® and Trastucip®), the first China-developed mAb biosimilar approved both in China and Europe, HANDAYUAN (adalimumab) and HANBEITAI (bevacizumab), the innovative product HANSIZHUANG has been approved by the NMPA for the treatment of MSI-H solid tumors, squamous non-small cell lung cancer (sqNSCLC) and extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), making it the world's first anti-PD-1 mAb for the first-line treatment of SCLC. What's more, Henlius has conducted over 30 clinical studies for 16 products, expanding its presence in major markets as well as emerging markets.