Jacobio Pharmaceuticals Group (HKG:1167) said the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approved its Investigational New Drug (IND) application of its cancer drug JAB-23E73, according to a Thursday filing with the Hong Kong bourse.
The drug's IND application was previously approved by US FDA, and also plans to initiate the Phase I/IIA clinical trial in advanced solid tumor patients in China and the US.
The pharmaceutical stocks were up by almost 3% in recent trading.
Price (HKD): $1.77, Change: $+0.030, Percent Change: +1.72%