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MediLink Announces YL201 Granted Orphan-Drug Designation by the US FDA

December 18, 2024 — MediLink Therapeutics (“MediLink”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company, today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan-Drug Designation to YL201, for the treatment of small cell lung cancer (SCLC). YL201 is an investigational B7H3-targeted ADC, developed based on MediLink’s proprietary TMALIN® (Tumor Microenvironment Activable LINker) technology platform.

2024-12-18

MediLink successfully Held YL201 Investigator Meeting of a Phase III Study in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

December 1st, 2024 -- The investigator meeting of the phase III study in nasopharyngeal carcinoma for YL201, (a B7-H3 targeted antibody-drug conjugate), was held in Guangzhou, China. More than 70 experienced oncology experts from over 60 clinical sites (including many top oncologists from major academic cancer institutions across the country) attended the meeting to review and discuss the cutting-edge ADC technology in the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The entire meeting was filled with an atmosphere of passion and a spirit of collaboration. YL201, a targeted antibody-drug conjugate is based on MediLink's TMALIN® platform and has received significant attention.

2024-12-02

MediLink Therapeutics B7H3 ADC-YL201 SCLC Phase III PI Conference, Guangzhou -More options for patients

On November 9, oncologists from more than 70 clinical research centers and experts from clinical trial institutions gathered in Guangzhou to participate in the multi-center, randomized controlled, open-label Phase III study of "Evaluating the efficacy and safety of YL201 for injection versus Topotecan hydrochloride for injection in patients with recurrent small cell lung cancer" organized by MediLink Therapeutics. Based on the availability of SCLC treatment in today's market and unmet clinical needs, in-depth exchanges and high-quality discussions were conducted regarding the design, preliminary clinical data, phase II study of YL201 and YL201-CN-302-01 research plan.

2024-11-09

MediLink Appoints Bruce Chabner, M.D., as Senior Strategic Advisor, Strengthening MediLink’s Global Clinical Development Capability

Suzhou, China and Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, October 18th, 2024 - MediLink Therapeutics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. ("MediLink"), a clinical-stage biotech company, today announces the appointment of Bruce Chabner, M.D., as Senior Strategic Advisor. Dr. Chabner will serve as a key Scientific Advisory Board member to the MediLink leadership team and bring his significant expertise in medical oncology to help strengthen MediLink’s global development efforts on its next-generation antibody drug conjugate pipelines.

2024-10-18Learn more

MediLink Announces Global Clinical Trial Collaboration and Supply Agreement on YL201 Combination Therapy

Suzhou, China, October 8, 2024 - MediLink Therapeutics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. ("MediLink"), a clinical-stage biotech company, today announced a global clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with Amgen Inc. Amgen will lead a global clinical study to evaluate the therapeutic potential of the combination of MediLink's B7-H3-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) YL201 and Amgen's DLL3- and CD3-targeting bispecific T-cell engager (BiTE®) IMDELLTRA™ in extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) under the clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement. MediLink will provide the investigational drug YL201 for the combination study.

2024-10-08Learn more

MediLink Therapeutics Wins the 2024 Endpoints 11 Award

Boston, USA, September 26, 2024 -- The annual most valuable biotech selection by Endpoints News, "The Endpoints 11 award", was announced. MediLink therapeutics (“MediLink”) was selected as one, and the only one from China, of the E11 2024 award recipients.

2024-09-27Learn more

MediLink presents YL201 (B7H3 ADC) at ESMO 2024, with over 6-months PFS in SCLC, and showing pan-tumor benefits

The first publication of clinical data for YL201, featured in an oral presentation at ESMO 2024. Encouraging antitumor activity of YL201 in multiple solid tumor types, including SCLC, NPC, and wild-type NSCLC, from Phase I escalation and expansion results. In extensive-stage SCLC patients, ORR was 68.1% and mPFS was 6.2 months.

2024-09-14Learn more

MediLink Therapeutics announces a multi-target TMALIN® ADC technology platform license agreement with BioNTech

MediLink Therapeutics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. ("MediLink"), a clinical-stage biotech company, today announces a new strategic collaboration with BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX, "BioNTech"), a next-generation immunotherapy company pioneering novel therapies for cancer and other serious diseases, under which BioNTech will receive an exclusive option to an exclusive global license to apply MediLink’s TMALIN® antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) platform, for several novel targets chosen by BioNTech.

2024-05-27Learn more

MediLink announces the first patient dosed with YL211

SUZHOU, CHINA, May 2, 2024 -- MediLink Therapeutics (“MediLink”) today announced that the first patient has been successfully dosed with YL211 in a phase I study in the US. MediLink and Roche had previously entered into a worldwide collaboration and license agreement on YL211. Following the execution of this agreement, the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for YL211 has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and a phase I study to assess the safety, pharmacokinetics and preliminary efficacy of YL211 in patients with advanced solid tumors has been initiated subsequently.

2024-05-02Learn more

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