Serplulimab, sold under the brand name Hetronifly, is a monoclonal antibody used for the treatment of cancers.[1][3]

Medical uses

Serplulimab, in combination with carboplatin and etoposide, is indicated for the first-line treatment of adults with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer.[1]

Society and culture

It was approved for medical use in China in 2022, for the treatment of microsatellite instability-high solid tumors[3] and squamous non-small cell lung cancer,[4] and in 2023 for the treatment of extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.[5]

In December 2023, the Indonesian Food and Drug Authority approved serplulimab for medical use in Indonesia. [6]

In September 2024, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency adopted a positive opinion, recommending the granting of a marketing authorization for the medicinal product Hetronifly, intended for the treatment of extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC).[1] The applicant for this medicinal product is Henlius Europe GmbH.[1] Serplulimab was authorized for medical use in the European Union in February 2025.[1][2]

Names

Serplulimab is the International nonproprietary name.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Hetronifly EPAR". European Medicines Agency (EMA). 19 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024. Text was copied from this source which is copyright European Medicines Agency. Reproduction is authorized provided the source is acknowledged.
  2. ^ a b "Hetronifly PI". Union Register of medicinal products. 6 February 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b Lee A (July 2022). "Serplulimab: First Approval". Drugs. 82 (10): 1137–1141. doi:10.1007/s40265-022-01740-0. PMID 35796953.
  4. ^ Henlius. "Henlius' Novel Anti-PD-1 mAb HANSIZHUANG (Serplulimab) Receives NMPA Approval for the Treatment of sqNSCLC". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Henlius' Novel Anti-PD-1 mAb HANSIZHUANG (Serplulimab) Approved for the Treatment of ESCC-Media". Henlius (Press release). 22 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Kalbe Luncurkan Serplulimab Untuk Obati Kanker Paru Sel Kecil - WartaTransparansi". www.wartatransparansi.com (in Indonesian). 10 March 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  7. ^ World Health Organization (2020). "International nonproprietary names for pharmaceutical substances (INN): recommended INN: list 83". WHO Drug Information. 34 (1). hdl:10665/339768.

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