The Food and Drug Administration rejected two proposed new cancer drugs that were developed in China, underscoring a tougher U.S. regulatory stance toward such drugs.

Hong Kong-based Hutchmed Ltd. said Monday the FDA issued a letter to the company declining to approve its application to market a new drug, surufatinib, for the treatment of pancreatic and neuroendocrine tumors in the U.S. The drug is approved for use in China.

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