Dexter Yan
Senior Reporter
Dexter Yan is a senior writer covering China’s surging pharma industry on the APAC Pharma news team. With a keen interest in R&D and commercial activities taking place around the clock, he is always on the lookout for opportunities to keep readers better informed of any developments in the field.
Latest From Dexter Yan
ADA: Hengrui, Innovent’s Incretins Shine In China Obesity Studies
Positive clinical outcomes for Hengrui and Innovent/Lilly’s obesity candidates presented at ADA were based on trials that enrolled Chinese subjects and were characterized by fewer women and less severe obesity than similar Western studies. Even so, some of the data appear to stack up well against western rival drugs.
China Biotech Podcast: 数据出境新规解读,EHA和ADA的中国数据发布
In this Chinese-language podcast episode, "Angus" Shipo Xie, a lawyer at Han Kun Law, joins Brian Yang to discuss the implications of China's updated Data Overseas Transfer rules issued in late March. Dexter Yan explains clinical data released by Hutchmed, Jiangsu Hengrui and Innovent Bio at the recent EHA and ADA annual conferences.
Dizal Scores First JAK1 Approval For Advanced PTCL
China's Dizal has won the first approval worldwide, in its home market, for a JAK1 inhibitor in relapsed/refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL), based on a pivotal Phase II trial. The biotech is also planning a Phase III study with the molecule for second-line PTCL.
Takeda Options Potential Iclusig Successor In Ascentage Deal
Takeda has signed an option deal for Ascentage's olverembatinib, being investigated in two global Phase III trials in the same leukemia indications as those for the Japanese firm's existing drug Iclusig. Olverembatinib has also shown potential to overcome resistance to Iclusig and global competitor Novartis's Scemblix.
China Phase III Results Boost Global Prospects For HUTCHMED ITP Drug
The Phase III ESLIM-01 study with HUTCHMED’s Syk inhibitor sovleplenib met its primary endpoint, demonstrating a 48.4% durable response rate for chronic immune thrombocytopenia, significantly higher than placebo. Global development appears to be accelerating and a multinational dose-finding Phase Ib study has also been initiated.
Asia Deal Watch: Chugai Extends Relationship With Helsinn
Plus deals involving Kissei/JWP, Shionogi/Cilcare, Takeda/Torrent, Genome & Co./Debiopharm, Kaken/J&J, CStone/Ewopharma, MediLink/BioNTech and more.