Mabwell (688062.SH), an innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company with entire industry chain, announced that its self-developed novel B7-H3-targeting ADC (R&D code: 7MW3711) has been granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), for the treatment of small cell lung cancer.
The FDA grants Orphan Drug Designation to treatments for rare diseases in the United States that affect fewer than 200,000 patients. Orphan Drug Designation offers policy benefits to drug developers, including as aid with medication development, tax credits for a part of clinical trial expenditures, and seven years of market exclusivity upon approval.
7MW3711 is a novel B7-H3-targeting ADC developed by Mabwell’s IDDC™ platform.
It is composed of innovative antibody molecule, novel linker, and novel payload Mtoxin™ (TOP1i). When 7MW3711 enters human body, it specifically binds to antigens on the tumor cell membrane surface, be internalized and trafficked to the lysosome, release cytotoxic drug, and induce the apoptosis of tumor cells.
