China Medical System Holdings (HKG:0867) said China's National Medical Products Administration approved its symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) drug, CMS-D003, for clinical trials, according to a Wednesday filing with the Hong Kong bourse.
CMS-D003 is a cardiac myosin inhibitor designed to treat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by reducing excessive heart muscle contraction and improving heart function, the filing said.
The pharmaceutical's shares were up by almost 3% in recent trading.