by Richard Daverman, PhD
September 5, 2012 -- Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co. of Osaka, Japan submitted an imported drug registration application to the SFDA in China for amrubicin HCI, an antibiotic, as a treatment for small cell cancer. The drug has been approved for use in Japan since 2002, where it is called Calsed. Dainippon Sumitomo has completed a Phase III trial of the drug among China patients. More details....
