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J&J gets first approval for multiple myeloma bispecific Tecvayli

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The double-headed antibody binds to CD3 on T cells and redirects them to BCMA-expressing myeloma cells, with the aim of stimulating an immune attack on the tumour, which remains incurable despite a slew of new therapies reaching the market in recent years.

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

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The EMA’s human medicines committee has recommended approval of Johnson & Johnson’s Tecvayli as a fourth-line therapy for multiple myeloma , joining a growing group of BCMA-targeted therapies for the blood cancer. In the MagnetisMM-3 trial, elranatamab was associated with an ORR of 60.6%

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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. CellCentric, a U.K-based

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Q&A: A decade on, what’s next for CAR-T therapies?

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But access to these treatments continues to remain limited due to high price tags and variable availability across regions. It’s a much more challenging environment in terms of immunosuppression and the choice of targets is not as clean as with CD19 or BCMA. We also have the challenge of delivery.