Ascentage Appoints Mr. Yiqing Chen as Chief Financial Officer

Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a global biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, today announced the appointment of Mr. Yiqing Chen as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), reporting directly to Dr. Dajun Yang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ascentage Pharma. As a member of the company’s Read More ›

Ascentage Pharma’s Olverembatinib Granted Orphan Designation by the European Commission for the Treatment of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

SUZHOU, China, and ROCKVILLE, MD., Nov.22, 2021 — Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a global biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, today announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted the company’s novel drug candidate, olverembatinib (HQP1351), an Orphan Designation for the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia Read More ›

ASH 2021 | Ascentage Pharma to Present Three Studies of Olverembatinib (HQP1351), a Novel Drug Candidate for the Treatment of Drug-Resistant Leukemia, in Abstracts Including One Oral Report at ASH Annual Meeting

UZHOU, China, and ROCKVILLE, MD., Nov. 5, 2021 — Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a global biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, today announced that abstracts on three clinical trials of the company’s novel drug candidate, olverembatinib (HQP1351), have been selected for poster presentations and one oral Read More ›

JMC Publishes Study Showing Potential of EED Inhibitor EEDi-5273

Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK) today announced that a research team led by Prof. Shaomeng Wang, Ph.D., Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Advisor of Ascentage Pharma, and Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Professor in Medicine, Professor of Internal Medicine, Pharmacology and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Michigan, has recently published a paper in the renowned Journal of Medicinal Chemistry demonstrating the highly promising Read More ›

Ascentage Pharma’s MDM2-p53 Inhibitor Alrizomadlin (APG-115) Granted Fast Track Designation by the US FDA for the Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory Unresectable or Metastatic Melanoma

 SUZHOU, China, and ROCKVILLE, MD., Sept 22, 2021 — Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a global biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, today announced that its novel MDM2-p53 inhibitor alrizomadlin (APG-115) has been granted a Fast Track Designation (FTD) by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Read More ›

WCLC 2021 | Mini Oral – Ascentage Pharma Announces Latest Data of Its Investigational Bcl-2/Bcl-xL Inhibitor Pelcitoclax (APG-1252) Combined with Osimertinib in Patients with EGFR TKI-Resistant Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

SUZHOU, China, and ROCKVILLE, MD., Sept 8, 2021 — Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a global biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, today reported the Phase Ib results of the dual Bcl-2/Bcl-xL inhibitor, APG-1252 (pelcitoclax), in combination with osimertinib in patients with epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine Read More ›

Ascentage Pharma Announces 2021 Interim Results Highlighting the Potential of Its Core Drug Candidates and Major Breakthroughs in Strategic Collaborations

SUZHOU, China, and ROCKVILLE, MD, US, August 24, 2021 — Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a global biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, today announced its 2021 interim results and released an update on the recent progress in clinical development, strategic partnerships, and preparation for commercialization.   Read More ›

Ascentage Pharma Announces Another Milestone Payment from Its Licensee UNITY Biotechnology, Rapidly Advancing the Clinical Development of Senolytic Drug Candidate UBX1325

SUZHOU, China, and ROCKVILLE, MD, US, July 29, 2021 — Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a global biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, today announced that its global licensee, UNITY Biotechnology, Inc. (“UNITY”, NASDAQ:UBX), has reported encouraging data from a Phase I clinical study of UBX1325, an Read More ›

Ascentage Pharma’s MDM2-p53 Inhibitor APG-115 (Alrizomadlin) Granted an Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA for the Treatment of Stage IIB-IV Melanoma, Marking the Twelfth Obtained by the Company

SUZHOU, China, and ROCKVILLE, MD, US, July 21, 2021 — Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a globally focused biotechnology company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted an Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to the company’s MDM2-p53 inhibitor, APG-115 Read More ›

Ascentage Pharma Establishes Cooperative R&D Agreement (CRADA) with the National Cancer Institute for Clinical Development of Ascentage Pharma’s Drug Compound pelcitoclax

SUZHOU, China, and ROCKVILLE, MD, US, July 19, 2021 — Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a global biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, today announced that the company has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of National Read More ›