FDA grants Orphan Drug Designation for NXC-201 as a Treatment for Multiple Myeloma
“We are pleased to receive FDA’s orphan drug designation in multiple myeloma for NXC-201, the only clinical-stage BCMA-targeted CAR-T cell therapy with no neurotoxicity observed in over 50 patients dosed to date,” said Ilya Rachman, MD PhD, Executive Chairman of Nexcella. Dr. Rachman continued, “We are thrilled to potentially expand therapeutic options for multiple myeloma patients, while eliminating the most feared adverse effect of this therapeutic class, neurotoxicity.”
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