Antengene (HKG:6996) obtained new drug application approval for three indications of XPOVIO (selinexor) from the Indonesia National Agency of Drug and Food Control, a Wednesday Hong Kong bourse filing said.
The indications include a combination with bortezomib and dexamethasone used for the treatment of multiple myeloma in adult patients, a combination with dexamethasone for the treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, and as a monotherapy for the treatment of relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in adult patients.
Multiple myeloma is a cancer related to the white blood cells called plasma cells, while diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is cancer related to the white blood cells called lymphocytes.
Shares of the company were up nearly 11% in recent trade.