Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) (HKG:2196) said its subsidiary Jisimei (Wuhan) Pharmaceutical's Raltitrexed for Injection application for a new drug was accepted by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), according to a Thursday filing with the bourse.
Raltitrexed for Injection works as a monotherapy for the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer in patients who are not candidates for 5-FU/Leucovorin combination chemotherapy, the filing noted.