What is the Boao Lecheng Pilot Zone?

It's a special medical zone in Hainan, China, authorized to allow partner hospitals to use cell, gene, and other biomedical therapies before they receive full nationwide regulatory approval — under a dedicated safety review and licensing framework.

Can international patients access these 58 therapies?

Access depends on the specific therapy, hospital, and your individual case — some pilot-zone therapies are set up for international patients, others are still limited to domestic clinical use. This list only confirms that a therapy has been approved for use in the zone, not that it's open to any particular patient population.

Are these treatments approved for use nationwide in China, or only in Hainan?

Only within the Boao Lecheng pilot zone, and typically only at the specific hospital that received the license for that technology — this is the core purpose of the zone, to allow limited early use ahead of nationwide approval.

How is Boao Lecheng different from getting treatment elsewhere in China?

Elsewhere in China, a therapy generally needs full NMPA approval before any hospital can offer it. Boao Lecheng's special license policy lets an individual hospital in the zone use an approved-elsewhere-but-not-yet-NMPA-approved therapy, under added safety oversight.

Which of these 58 therapies treat cancer?

Roughly a third of the list — CAR-T, TIL, NK cell, DC vaccine, oncolytic virus, and related cell-based cancer immunotherapies are grouped in the first section above.

How do I find out if I'm eligible for a specific therapy on this list?

Eligibility criteria (disease stage, prior treatment history, genetic testing results, and so on) are set individually by each therapy and hospital. Confirm specifics with a patient coordinator or the treating hospital before making any assumptions about access.

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58 Innovative Therapies Approved at China's Boao Lecheng Pilot Zone (2026)

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