FDA Authorizes ImmunityBio to Provide Recombinant BCG (rBCG) to Urologists to Address TICE® BCG Shortage

“With the increasing threat of supply shortages of essential medicines, the biopharmaceutical industry must innovate and secure new means of ensuring uninterrupted access to vital therapeutics,” said Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, Founder, Executive Chairman and Global Chief Scientific and Medical Officer of ImmunityBio. “Our collaboration with the FDA and Serum Institute to ensure a reliable supply of this vital drug for bladder cancer patients underscores ImmunityBio’s commitment to addressing critical access issues that affect so many patients.”

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