Summary by Futu AI
HUTCHMED ANNOUNCED THE RESULTS OF ITS FRUTIGA PHASE III CLINICAL TRIAL PUBLISHED IN NATURE MEDICINE AND UPDATED EFFICACY AND QUALITY OF LIFE DATA AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY ON JUNE 1, 2024. THE STUDY EVALUATED THE EFFICACY OF FUQUINTINE-FORTIOL COMBINATION THERAPY IN 703 PATIENTS WITH LATE STAGE GASTRIC CANCER OR GASTROESOPHAGEAL COMBINATION, SHOWING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN MEDIAN PROGRESSION-FREE SURVIVAL AND STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS AT SEVERAL OTHER ENDPOINTS. Furuquinetine has been approved in China and the United States for the treatment of certain metastatic colorectal cancers, and the application for a new Chinese drug for its combination therapy was accepted in April 2023. Wah Wong Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of cancer and immune diseases. Three drugs are listed in China, including one in the United States.