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J&J gets first approval for multiple myeloma bispecific Tecvayli

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It joins a number of other BCMA-directed therapies for multiple myeloma, including GSK’s first-to-market antibody-drug conjugate Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin), Bristol-Myers Squibb/bluebird bio’s CAR-T therapy Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel) and J&J/Legend Biotech’s CAR-T Carvykti (ciltacabtagene autoleucel).

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CHMP backs J&J’s myeloma bispecific Tecvayli, ahead of US decision

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.” GSK’s antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) Blenrep (belantamab mafodotin) was the first BCMA-targeting drug to reach the market in 2020, and has since been joined by Carvykti as well as Bristol-Myers Squibb and bluebird bio rival CAR-T therapy Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel).

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After a slow start for expensive CAR-T therapies, drug developers revisit oral therapies for blood cancer

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price tag of $475,000 when it was first launched in 2017 – and it becomes apparent that these may not be desirable treatment options for every patient and in every setting. Add to this the considerable cost of these medications – the first approved CAR-T, Novartis’ Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel), had a U.S.