Junshi Biosciences Announces Initiation of Phase 3 Study of Tifcemalimab plus Toripalimab for Treatment of Limited-stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

SHANGHAI, China, June 28, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co., Ltd (鈥淛unshi Biosciences,鈥 HKEX: 1877; SSE: 688180), a leading innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapies, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (鈥淔DA鈥? has recently agreed a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-regional phase 3 clinical study of tifcemalimab (product code: TAB004/JS004), an anti-BTLA monoclonal antibody used in combination with toripalimab, an anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody, as consolidation therapy for patients with limited-stage small cell lung cancer without disease progression following chemoradiotherapy may proceed. Junshi Biosciences will officially initiate the phase 3 clinical study in the near future.