Summary by Futu AI
HUTCHMED ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCH OF A REGISTERED PHASE III CLINICAL TRIAL CALLED RAPHAEL IN CHINA IN PATIENTS WITH RELAPSED/MALIGNANT ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA (AML) WITH IDH1 AND/OR IDH2 MUTATIONS. This study was designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of HMPL-306, a novel IDH1 and IDH2 enzyme double inhibitor. THE RAPHAEL STUDY IS A MULTICENTRALIZED, RANDOMIZED, OPEN-LABEL PHASE III EXPERIMENT WITH PRIMARY ENDPOINTS FOR OVERALL SURVIVAL, WITH SECONDARY ENDPOINTS INCLUDING EVENT-FREE SURVIVAL AND FULL MITIGATION RATES. The first patient received the first drug treatment on 11 May 2024. The company plans to recruit about 320 patients to participate in the study, led by Professor Huang Xiaojian, People's Hospital of Peking University. Previously, HMPL-306 demonstrated consistent data in a Phase I study, and a Phase II clinical trial recommended total attenuation rate of revitalizing drug therapy. Huanghuang Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of cancer and immune diseases. Three drugs have been listed in China, including one in the United States.