Positive CHMP Opinion for CAR T Cell Therapy Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel) in Earlier Lines of Therapy for Triple-Class Exposed R/R Multiple Myeloma
“This positive CHMP opinion represents an important step toward bringing our potentially transformative first-in-class anti-BCMA CAR T cell therapy, Abecma, to more patients earlier in the multiple myeloma treatment paradigm to improve outcomes,” said Anne Kerber, M.D., senior vice president and head, Late Clinical Development, Hematology, Oncology, Cell Therapy (HOCT), Bristol Myers Squibb. “We look forward to working with the European Commission with the shared goal of delivering innovative treatment options to more patients with continued unmet need.”
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