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 | ||
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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.
Percentages have been rounded and may not total 100.
By December 31, 2020.