U.S. FDA Approves Breyanzi as the First and Only CAR T Cell Therapy for Adults with Relapsed or Refractory CLL or SLL
“CAR T cell therapies represent a transformative treatment option for patients with certain types of blood cancers,” said Bryan Campbell, senior vice president, Head of Commercial, Cell Therapy, Bristol Myers Squibb. “For years, attempts to bring other CAR T cell therapies to patients with relapsed or refractory CLL or SLL met challenges and found little success. With the approval of Breyanzi as the first CAR T for relapsed or refractory CLL or SLL, we are now able to offer these patients a personalized option, while further expanding access across the broadest array of B-cell malignancies, to address this critical unmet need.”
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