Bristol Myers Squibb and 2seventy bio’s CAR-T therapy Abecma will now be available to earlier-stage multiple myeloma patients.
The drug, also known as ide-cel, won FDA approval on Thursday in the third-line setting. BMS has touted the indication as an important shift from the fifth-line setting, as many multiple myeloma patients eventually relapse or develop resistance to other available treatments.
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