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LianBio Stops China Trial of Liver Cancer Drug After Helsinn Asks FDA to Withdraw Approval

publication date: Oct 13, 2022

LianBio, a Princeton-Shanghai company, stopped a Phase III China trial of Truseltiq (infigratinib) following news that Switzerland’s Helsinn Healthcare will stop distributing the liver cancer drug in the US for “business reasons.” The company will request the FDA to withdraw the drug’s approval for cholangiocarcinoma, issued one year ago. Helsinn signed a $2.4 billion partnership deal with BridgeBio of the US to distribute the drug while LianBio acquired greater China rights. LianBio will provide the drug to current China patients and continue a Phase IIa proof-of-concept study of Truseltiq for other indications. More details....

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