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RemeGen Drug Approved For Cancer Indication

-- RemeGen (HKG:9995) said China's drug regulator approved its Disitamab Vedotin for the treatment of a type of bladder cancer, according to a Hong Kong bourse filing Friday.

Shares of the firm gained over 4% in morning trade Monday.

The drug was approved in combination with toripalimab for the treatment of urothelial carcinoma which expresses the HER2 protein.

The approval marks the fifth indication for Disitamab Vedotin in China.

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