I-Mab sets commercial plans with Sinopharm for felzartamab in multiple myeloma. Legochem and Antengene team up on antibody-drug conjugates, Luoxin licenses respiratory drug from Marinomed.

Agenus’ recent submission of balstilimab joins novel checkpoint inhibitors from Incyte expecting FDA action this year; Junshi and Coherus’ ongoing rolling BLA for toripalimab is the first from the multiple PD-1/L1 inhibitor candidates developed in China that are vying to enter the US market.

Plus deals involving Takeda/OrigiMed, Amcure/Hinova, AUM/Newsoara, Taiho/Lung Therapeutics, 3D Medicines/Aravive, HitGen/Baiyunshan, Dong-A/Jiangsu Hengrui, and Crescita/Juyou.

Disappointment for the San Diego, CA-based firm as Phase III study of its lead product is deemed futile and it ends clinical research of the product in cancer.