Tot Biopharm International Co. Ltd.’s self-developed Pusintin (bevacizumab), a biosimilar to Roche Holding AG’s Avastin, has won marketing approval from China’s NMPA. It was approved for the treatment of patients with advanced, metastatic, or recurrent non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer and those with metastatic colorectal cancer.
TORONTO – Koios Medical Inc. has received Health Canada approval for its DS Smart Ultrasound decision support software, which the company said accurately interprets breast ultrasound examinations. Company CEO Chad McClennan told BioWorld greater accuracy will provide early cancer detection rates, while reducing costly false positives and unnecessary biopsies.