Sino Biopharmaceutical's (HKG:1177) zongertinib has been granted breakthrough therapeutic designation by China's National Medical Products Administration for the first-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer, a late Wednesday Hong Kong bourse filing said.
Shares of the biopharmaceutical firm company were up over 3% in Thursday afternoon trading.
The grant was supported by the results of the Beamion LUNG-1 clinical trial of the drug.