On October 5, 2021 NovoCodex Pharma reported positive interim data from a China trial of its lead drug in patients with HER2+ metastatic gastric / gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer(Press release, NovoCodex Biopharmaceuticals, OCT 5, 2021, View Source [SID1234590815]). ARX788 is an antibody-drug conjugate composed of an EGFR antibody targeting EGFR2 and HER2, joined to a apoptosis molecule. The candidate showed a tolerable safety profile and promising efficacy data. NovoCodex acquired China rights to ARX788 from Ambrx, a San Diego biotech. NovoCodex is a majority owned subsidiary of Zhejiang Medicine.

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