14th Nov 2022 14:20
Hutchmed (China) Ltd - Hong Kong-based biopharmaceutical company - Reports positive top-line results for its gastric cancer treatment fruquintinib, when combined with paclitaxel. Explains the drug met one of its primary endpoints of statistically significant improvement in progression-free survival during a phase-three study in 703 patients, which the firm says is "clinically meaningful". Fruquintinib also shows a "statistically significant improvement" in secondary endpoints including objective response rate, disease control rate, and improved duration of response, Hutchmed adds. The study looked at patients with advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma, a type of cancer. Read More