Ascentage Pharma’s First Third-Generation BCR-ABL Inhibitor in China Olverembatinib (HQP1351) Recommended for Breakthrough Therapy Designation

SUZHOU, China and ROCKVILLE, MD., the United States, Mar. 24, 2021 — Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a globally focused, clinical-stage biotechnology company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, today announced that the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has recommended the novel candidate drug olverembatinib (HQP1351) of Guangzhou Read More ›

Ascentage Pharma to Present the Latest Results from Six Preclinical Studies at AACR Annual Meeting 2021

SUZHOU, China and ROCKVILLE, Md., Mar. 10, 2021 — Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a globally focused, clinical-stage biotechnology company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, today announced that the latest preclinical research results of the company’s five novel drug candidates have been selected for presentations at the American Read More ›

Ascentage Pharma Released Preclinical Results of MDM2-p53 Inhibitor APG-115 in an Oral Presentation at WCLC 2020, Demonstrating Therapeutic Potential in STK11-Mutant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

SUZHOU, China and ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 2, 2021 — Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a globally focused, clinical-stage biotechnology company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, announced that the company recently released the results from a preclinical study of APG-115, a novel MDM2-p53 inhibitor being developed by Ascentage Pharma, Read More ›

Ascentage Pharma Announces the Fifth Orphan Drug Designation Granted to Bcl-2 Inhibitor APG-2575 by the US FDA, and the Tenth Obtained by the Company

SUZHOU, China and ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 28, 2021 — Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a globally focused, clinical-stage biotechnology company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to the company’s novel Bcl-2 inhibitor, Read More ›

Ascentage Pharma Announces its 9th Orphan Drug Designation from the US FDA in 2020, Setting a Record for Chinese Biopharmaceutical Companies

SUZHOU, China and ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 5, 2021 — Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a globally focused, clinical-stage biotechnology company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to the company’s novel Bcl-2 inhibitor, APG-2575, for the treatment of Read More ›

Ascentage Pharma Officially Included in Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect Program

SUZHOU, China and ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 28, 2020 — Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a globally focused, clinical-stage biotechnology company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, today announced that the company was officially included into the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect program (the “Hong Kong Stock Connect”). This was officially announced by the Shenzhen Stock Read More ›

Ascentage Pharma’s Licensee UNITY Biotechnology Announces Milestone Reached in Clinical Development of Treatments for Age-Related Disease, Leading to Milestone Payment

SUZHOU, China and ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 22, 2020 — Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a globally focused, clinical-stage biotechnology company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, today announced that its licensee, UNITY Biotechnology (“UNITY”, NASDAQ:UBX), has dosed the first patient in a Phase I clinical study of drug candidate UBX1325 in patients with diabetic Read More ›

Ascentage Pharma Announces Updates on the Clinical Development of APG-2575, including an ORR of 70% in Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

SUZHOU, China, and ROCKVILLE, MD, Dec. 10, 2020 — Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a globally focused, clinical-stage biotechnology company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, today announced updates on the clinical development of the company’s novel Bcl-2 inhibitor APG-2575, further demonstrating the drug candidate’s therapeutic potential. APG-2575 is Read More ›

Ascentage Pharma Announces Positive Data from Pivotal Phase II Studies of HQP1351 (Olverembatinib) in Patients with TKI-Resistant Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) at 2020 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting

SUZHOU, China, and ROCKVILLE, MD, Dec. 8, 2020 — Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a globally focused, clinical-stage biotechnology company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, today reported positive data from two pivotal Phase II clinical trials of HQP1351 (olverembatinib) in an oral presentation at the 62nd ASH Annual Meeting. These results were presented Read More ›

Ascentage Pharma Appoints Mr. Gang Zhu as Chief Commercial Officer to Lead Commercial Initiatives

SUZHOU, China and ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 4, 2020 — Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a globally focused, clinical-stage biotechnology company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, today announced the appointment of Mr. Gang Zhu, a seasoned pharmaceutical executive with a wealth of experience in commercializing innovative hematologic cancer and solid tumor drugs, to the Read More ›