China approves ivonescimab plus chemo for squamous NSCLC

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Ivonescimab in Combination with Chemotherapy Approved in China by NMPA for First-Line Treatment of Patients with Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

August 12, 2026 9:22 AM EDT

Marks Third NMPA Approval in China for an Ivonescimab-Containing Regimen

NMPA Approval Based on HARMONi-6 Clinical Trial Conducted by Akeso in China 

Ivonescimab in Combination with Chemotherapy Is the First Known Regimen to Achieve a Statistically Significant Overall Survival Benefit over an Anti-PD-(L)1 Antibody Combined with Chemotherapy in a Phase III Clinical Trial in NSCLC or Any Tumor Type

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Summit Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: SMMT) today noted that, on August 12, 2026, its partner Akeso Inc. (Akeso, HKEX Code:... More