Shanghai Pharmaceuticals' Unit Gets Nod to Trial B019 Injection for Lupus

MT Newswires Live
Jul 30

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding's (SHA:601607, HKG:2607) unit, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Biotherapeutics, will be able to conduct clinical trials on the B019 injection for an additional condition after obtaining approval from the Chinese drug administration, according to a Shanghai bourse filing on Wednesday.

The drug will be trialed as a treatment for refractory systemic lupus erythematosus.

The drug is also being tested as a treatment for relapsed or refractory acute B-lymphoblastic leukemia and relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, with the approvals being received in October 2023 and December 2024, respectively.

Shanghai Pharma's Hong Kong shares rose over 1% and Shanghai shares jumped more than 2% during morning trade.

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