BeiGene Announces Acceptance of Supplemental New Drug Application in China

31 January 2022 | Monday | News


BRUKINSA (zanubrutinib) in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia with Breakthrough Therapy Designation
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BRUKINSA was granted its first breakthrough therapy designation in China with this application

The application is supported by SEQUOIA trial results, which demonstrated BRUKINSA’s superiority in efficacy over chemoimmunotherapy

BRUKINSA received the China NMPA conditional approval for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia in June 2020

BeiGene (NASDAQ: BGNE; HKEX: 06160; SSE: 688235), a global, science-driven biotechnology company focused on developing innovative and affordable medicines, today announced that the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has accepted a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) for BeiGene’s BTK inhibitor BRUKINSA (zanubrutinib) as a treatment for adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) and granted BRUKINSA breakthrough therapy designation (BTD).

“This is BRUKINSA’s first filing in treatment-naïve CLL supported by the positive global Phase 3 SEQUOIA trial, a remarkable step forward in its global registration program. As presented at ASH, BRUKINSA significantly prolonged progression-free survival and was generally well-tolerated in these patients, with demonstrated superiority over chemoimmunotherapy in the SEQUOIA trial,” commented Jane Huang, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Hematology at BeiGene. “Together with the filing in Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia, we are hoping to expand the clinical use of this potential best-in-class BTK inhibitor from relapsed or refractory setting to frontline care for the blood cancer community in China.”

The sNDA is supported by clinical results from the randomized, multicenter, global Phase 3 SEQUOIA trial (NCT03336333) comparing BRUKINSA to bendamustine in combination with rituximab (B+R) in patients with treatment-naïve CLL.

As assessed by an independent review committee (IRC), BRUKINSA demonstrated superiority in progression-free survival (PFS) over B+R. With a median follow-up of 26.15 months, the 24-month PFS was 85.5% (95% CI: 80.1, 89.6) with BRUKINSA, compared to 69.5% (95% CI: 62.4, 75.5) with B+R, and the hazard ratio (HR) was 0.42 (95% CI: 0.27, 0.63), p<0.0001. BRUKINSA was generally well tolerated with a safety profile consistent with its broad clinical program, including a low rate of atrial fibrillation.

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