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. 2022 Aug 10;5(8):e2225973. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.25973

Table 2. Classification of OS Benefit Evidence of Cancer Drug Indications Approved by China’s National Medical Products Administration, 2005 to 2020.

OS benefit evidence Indication, No. (%)a
All (n = 141) Cancer drugs approved in China only (n = 30)b Cancer drugs also approved by FDA or EMA (n = 111)b
Documented OS benefit 68 (48.2) 9 (30.0) 59 (53.1)
Documented lack of OS benefit 34 (24.1) 3 (10.0) 31 (27.9)
OS benefit unknown 13 (9.2) 4 (13.3) 9 (8.1)
OS benefit not evaluable 26 (18.4) 14 (46.7) 12 (10.8)

Abbreviations: EMA, European Medicine Agency; FDA, US Food and Drug Administration; OS, overall survival.

a

Percentages have been rounded and may not total 100.

b

By December 31, 2020.