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Mabwell Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase Ib/II Trial of its Novel Nectin-4 Targeting ADC in Combination with PD-1 Inhibitor

Friday, September 29, 2023

Mabwell (688062.SH) , an innovative biopharmaceutical company with entire industry chain, announced the first patient was dosed in a phase Ib/II trial of its novel Nectin-4 targeting ADC (R&D code: 9MW2821) in combination with PD-1 inhibitor for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

The clinical trial (CTR20232677) is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, preliminary efficacy, and pharmacokinetic profile of 9MW2821 in combination with PD-1 inhibitor in patients with locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

About Mabwell

Mabwell (688062.SH) is an innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company with the entire value chain of the pharmaceutical industry. We provide more effective and accessible therapy and innovative medicines to fulfill global medical needs. Since 2017, an advanced R&D system which covers target discovery, early discovery, druggability, preclinical, clinical research and manufacturing transformation was established. Mabwell has 14 pipeline products in different R&D stages based on a world-class and state-of-the-art R&D engine, including 10 novel drug candidates and 4 biosimilars. We focus on the therapeutic areas of oncology, auto-immune diseases, metabolic disorders, ophthalmologic diseases and infectious diseases, etc. Of these, 2 products have been approved and commercialized, 1 product has been filed for MA approval, 1 product is in the preparation of filing, 2 products are in pivotal trials. We have also undertaken 1 national major scientific and technological special project for "Significant New Drugs Development", 2 projects for National Key R&D Programmes, and several provincial and municipal science and technological innovation projects. Mabwell's Taizhou factory possesses robust in-house manufacturing capability compliant with international GMP standards regulated by the NMPA, FDA and EMA, and has passed the EU QP Audit. The large-scale manufacturing base located in Shanghai is under construction. 

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