DJ Bristol Myers, Bluebird Gets FDA OK for Abecma in Multiple Myeloma >BMY BLUE
By Colin Kellaher
Bristol Myers Squibb Co. and bluebird bio Inc. said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Abecma for the treatment of adults with the blood cancer multiple myeloma.
The companies said the approval covers the CAR T cell immunotherapy formerly known as idecabtagene vicleucel, or ide-cel, for adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma after four or more prior lines of therapy.
New York-based Bristol Myers and bluebird, a Cambridge, Mass., biotechnology company, are jointly developing and commercializing Abecma in the U.S. For bluebird, the FDA nod marks its first approved treatment in oncology and first approved treatment in the U.S.
Shares of bluebird, which closed Friday at $29.98, rose more than 9% in premarket trading Monday.
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March 29, 2021 07:23 ET (11:23 GMT)
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