# Shanghai Sunway Biotech

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## TL;DR

Shanghai Sunway Biotech makes Oncorine (H101), the oncolytic adenovirus approved in China in 2005, the first oncolytic virus approved anywhere.

## Summary

Shanghai Sunway Biotech developed and manufactures H101 (Oncorine), an E1B-deleted oncolytic adenovirus approved by China's regulator in November 2005 for late-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma with chemotherapy. It remains the only approved oncolytic virus in China and is being studied in liver and other cancers.

## Fields

- Kind: Company
- Last checked: 2026-09-11
- Also known as: Sunway Biotech
- Tags: ctgov-sponsor; china
- HQ: Shanghai, China
- Type: biotech
- Website: https://www.sunwaybio.com.cn

## Sources

- Official website: https://www.sunwaybio.com.cn

## Connected records

- cancers: [Nasopharyngeal carcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/nasopharyngeal/)
- technologies: [Oncolytic viruses](https://onco.cc/technologies/oncolytic-virus/)
- drugs: [H101 oncolytic adenovirus](https://onco.cc/drugs/h101-oncolytic-adenovirus/)

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