The US Food and Drug Administration granted Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical (HKG:6990) an investigational new drug clearance for its SKB518 drug, according to a Monday filing with the Hong Kong bourse.
The clearance will allow the company to begin clinical studies in the US, the filing said.
SKB518 is indicated for advanced solid tumors, the filing said.
Shares in the drug company rose 6% during late morning trading on Tuesday.