Going Global Gets Stuck, Chinese Drug Makers CRL Show What Not To Do

Holistic not opportunistic approach required

Chinese drug makers have more to lament and plenty to learn from as Junshi, HutchMed follow Innovent Bio with FDA rejections. A holistic not opportunistic approach is needed, one ex-FDA expert suggests.

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FDA CRLS TO JUNSHI, HUTCHMED SHOW WHAT NOT TO DO FOR CHINESE DRUG MAKERS GOING GLOBAL • Source: Alamy (Andrii Yalanskyi / Alamy Stock P/Alamy Stock Photo)

Although Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co., Ltd.was considered to have a bigger chance to sail through the FDA approval process, the truth is still heartbreaking for other Chinese drug makers eyeing an entry in the US market with a promising anti-cancer drug.

The Shanghai firm along its US partner Coherus BioSciences, Inc.received a complete response letter from the US regulatory agency,...

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