Eli Lilly (LLY.US) "Selpercatinib Tablets" Approved for Marketing in China

Zhitong Finance APP has learned that on September 18, the NMPA official website showed that Eli Lilly and Company's (LLY.US) Class 5.1 new drug "Selpercatinib Tablets" was approved for marketing in China. Public information shows that this is the first time the tablet dosage form of selpercatinib has been approved in China. Selpercatinib is a first-in-class, highly selective and potent small molecule RET inhibitor with central nervous system (CNS) activity that can inhibit multiple RET alterations. The drug is the world's first approved highly selective RET inhibitor and works by inhibiting the activity of abnormal RET kinase.