Pharmaceutical Executive April 5, 2024
Davy James

Abecma was found to triple progression-free survival compared to standard regimens with a 51% decline in the risk of disease progression or death in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who were previously administered two or more lines of therapy.

The FDA has approved Bristol Myers Squibb’s and 2seventy bio’s Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel) to treat adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who were previously administered two or more lines of therapy that included an immunomodulatory agent (IMiD), a proteasome inhibitor (PI), and an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody.1 The regulatory action expands the indication for Abecma to earlier lines of treatment in patients whose disease relapsed or became refractory following administration of the three primary treatment classes following two prior...

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