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Innovent Announces NMPA Approval of Limertinib, a Third-generation EGFR TKI Collaborated with ASK Pharma, for the First-line Treatment of Lung Cancer
SAN FRANCISCO and SUZHOU,China, April 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. ('Innovent') (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high-quality medicines for the treatment of oncologic, autoimmune, cardiovascular and metabolic, ophthalmologic and other major diseases, announces that China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved the New Drug Application (NDA) for limertinib as the first-line treatment for adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring EGFR exon 19 deletions or exon 21 L858R mutations. Innovent and ASK Pharm entered into a commercial collaboration agreement for limertinib in Mainland China in 2024.