Henlius and Ascentage Pharma Collaborate to Evaluate the Combination Therapy for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia in China

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• The companies collaborated to conduct the clinical studies of a dual regimen consisting of Ascentage’s APG-2575 and Henlius’s HLX01 (biosimilar, rituximab) for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in the People’s Republic of China
• The teams from both the companies will explore the clinical utility of the dual regimen aiming to demonstrate a synergistic effect in the treatment of CLL, offering an additional treatment option to patients in China
• Ascentage’s APG-2575 is a Bcl-2 selective inhibitor, act by restoring apoptosis process in cancer cells while Henlius’s HLX01 is the first approved biosimilar in China indicated to treat non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

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