Shanghai Henlius Biotech (HKG:2696) said that China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approved an application for a Phase 2 clinical trial of HLX79 injection in combination with Hanlikang for the treatment of active glomerulonephritis, according to a filing made on Tuesday with the Hong Kong bourse.
HLX79 is a sialidase fusion protein made by combining a human sialidase enzyme with a human monoclonal antibody.
Hanlikang is approved in Mainland China for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
The pharmaceutical company's shares were up 3% in recent trading.