Surufatinib by Hutchison MediPharma for Neuroendocrine Tumors: Likelihood of Approval
Surufatinib is under clinical development by Hutchison MediPharma and currently in Phase II for Neuroendocrine Tumors. According to GlobalData, Phase II drugs for Neuroendocrine Tumors have a 28% phase transition success rate (PTSR) indication benchmark for progressing into Phase III. GlobalData's report assesses how Surufatinib's drug-specific PTSR and Likelihood of Approval (LoA) scores compare to the indication benchmarks. Buy the report here.GlobalData tracks drug-specific phase transition and likelihood of approval scores, in addition to indication benchmarks based off 18 years of historical drug development data. Attributes of the drug, company and its clinical trials play a fundamental role in drug-specific PTSR and likelihood of approval.Surufatinib overview Surufatinib (Sulanda) is a potential antineoplastic and anti-angiogenic agent. It is formulated as capsules for oral route of administration. Sulanda is indicated for the treatment of non-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (“NETs”). Surufatinib is under development for the treatment of neuroendocrine tumors, solid tumors, primary peritoneal cancer, osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, lymphoma, non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma, neuroendocrine tumors of pancreatic and non-pancreatic (Neuroendocrine Gastroenteropancreatic Tumors (GEP-NET)), thyroid and gallbladder cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, medullary thyroid cancer, metastatic biliary tract carcinoma including extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (EHCC), endometrial cancer, colorectal cancer, neuroendocrine carcinoma, adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction, soft tissue sarcoma, small-cell lung cancer, gastric cancer, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (IHCC) or gallbladder biliary carcinoma (GBC), epithelial ovarian cancer and fallopian tube cancer. It is administered orally. Hutchison MediPharma overviewHutchison MediPharma (HMPL) carries out discovery, development and commercialization of therapeutics in oncology and autoimmune diseases. The company’s products include savolitinib, fruquintinib, sulfatinib, HMPL-523, epitinib, theliatinib, HMPL-453, HMPL-689 and HMPL-004. It develops drug discovery technologies in molecular and cell biology, high throughput screening, genomics and informatics to support research and development projects. HMPL’s research and development programs comprise gene-targeted and cell-based screening assays, ligand-dependent screening assays and signal transduction pathway screening assays. The company’s products serve in the fields of medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, oncology, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, and antiviral treatments. It operates through its two offices in Pudong, China. HMPL is headquartered in Pudong, China. For a complete picture of Surufatinib's drug-specific PTSR and LoA scores, buy the report here.
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