-- Xuanzhu Biopharmaceutical (HKG:2575) received approval in China to initiate a phase 3 clinical trial of anaprazole sodium, according to a Wednesday Hong Kong bourse filing by parent Sihuan Pharmaceutical (HKG:0460).
The trial will evaluate the drug as part of a bismuth-containing quadruple therapy for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection, and plans to enroll 556 adult patients.