Live from ASCO 2023 | Ascentage Pharma Releases the First Dataset of Lisaftoclax in WM, Revealing Encouraging Therapeutic Potential

Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK) announced today that it has released preliminary results from a Phase Ib/II study of the Bcl-2 inhibitor, lisaftoclax (APG-2575), as a monotherapy or combined with ibrutinib or rituximab in patients with Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM), in a Poster Presentation at the 59th American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting that marked the Read More ›

Live from ASCO 2023 | Ascentage Pharma Releases Updated Data Showing APG-2449’s Potential as a New Treatment for Drug-Resistant NSCLC

Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK)  announced today that for the second consecutive year, it has released updated data of APG-2449, a novel FAK/ALK/ROS1 tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) developed by Ascentage Pharma, in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), in a Poster Discussion session at the 59th American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. Showcasing progress Read More ›

Live from ASCO 2023 | For the Third Consecutive Year, Ascentage Pharma Releases Promising Results of Alrizomadlin plus Pembrolizumab in Patients with Cutaneous Melanoma that Failed Immuno-Oncologic (IO) Therapies

Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK) announced today that it has released updated results from a Phase II study of MDM2-P53 inhibitor, alrizomadlin (APG-115), in combination with pembrolizumab in patients with unresectable or metastatic cutaneous melanoma that had failed immuno-oncologic (IO) drugs in a Poster Presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. This data Read More ›

Live from ASCO 2023 | Updated Data of Olverembatinib in SDH-Deficient GIST including a CBR of 93.8% Signals a Potential Clinical Breakthrough

Live from ASCO 2023 | Updated Data of Olverembatinib in SDH-Deficient GIST including a CBR of 93.8% Signals a Potential Clinical Breakthrough Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK) announced today that it has released updated clinical results of olverembatinib (HQP1351), a third-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), in patients with TKI-resistant succinate dehydrogenase (SDH)-deficient gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), in Read More ›

American Society of Clinical Oncology confers highest honor upon Prof Hagop Kantarjian

SUZHOU, China, and ROCKVILLE, MD, June 5, 2023—Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a global biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, today announced that its Clinical Advisory Board member Prof Hagop M. Kantarjian has received the David A. Karnofsky Memorial Award for his lifelong contributions to leukemia clinical Read More ›

Ascentage Pharma’s Novel Drug Olverembatinib Recommended for a Breakthrough Therapy Designation in China for the Treatment of SDH-Deficient GIST, the Second BTD for the Drug

Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK) announced today that the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has recommended olverembatinib (HQP1351), Ascentage Pharma’s lead novel drug candidate, for a Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) for the treatment of patients with succinate dehydrogenase (SDH)-deficient gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) who had received first-line treatment. This marks Read More ›

Ascentage Pharma Presents Updated Results from Multiple Clinical Studies at American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Conference

Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK)  announced today that 4 of its abstracts were selected for presentations at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting. These studies report on four of the company’s lead drug candidates, including the first and only China-approved third-generation Bcr-Abl inhibitor, olverembatinib (HQP1351), Bcl-2 selective inhibitor, lisaftoclax (APG-2575), MDM2-p53 inhibitor, alrizomadlin Read More ›

ASCO 2023 | Ascentage Pharma to Present Results from 4 Studies Highlighting Extended Therapeutic Potential of Lead Drug Candidates

Ascentage Pharma today announced that results from four clinical studies of the company’s key assets, including the first China-approved third-generation BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) olverembatinib (HQP1351), Bcl-2 selective inhibitor lisaftoclax (APG-2575), MDM2-p53 inhibitor alrizomadlin (APG-115), and FAK/ALK/ROS1 inhibitor (APG-2449), have been selected for presentations at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Read More ›

Ascentage Pharma Passes GMP Audit by EU QP with Zero Deficiency

Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK) today announced that it recently received a zero-deficiency report from the GMP compliance audit of Ascentage Pharma’s Global Manufacturing Center by a Qualified Person (QP) of the European Union (EU). This successful audit indicates that the company’s Global Manufacturing Center and quality management system implemented at the site are now compliant with Read More ›

AACR 2023 | Ascentage Pharma Presents Results from Three Studies Underscoring Exploratory Efforts in Potential New Indications

Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a global biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, today announced that it had released results from three preclinical studies of the company’s China-approved novel third-generation BCR-ABL inhibitor olverembatinib (HQP1351), and two key investigational apoptosis-targeted drug candidates of Ascentage Pharma, the Bcl-2 inhibitor Read More ›