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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. and 18,3 months, respectively.

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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.

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

Pharmaceutical Technology

More than a decade after the first patient was treated with a CAR-T therapy, six therapies relying on the same principles have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and marketed to thousands of patients. More broadly however, several advancements are on the horizon for cell and gene therapies in 2023.

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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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There’s been huge progress in treatments for blood cancer in recent years – but drawbacks of expensive CAR-T cell and injected antibody therapies have led drug developers to look at novel oral therapies as patient-friendly alternatives. Oral therapy data presented at ASH. CellCentric, a U.K-based

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CHMP backs J&J’s myeloma CAR-T therapy Carvykti

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Johnson & Johnson is in course for approval of its multiple myeloma CAR-T therapy Carvykti in the EU the next few weeks, after getting a green light from the EMA’s human medicines committee. In the US, Abecma has a list price of around $420,00, while J&J has set its therapy a little higher at $465,000.

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What to expect from PEGS Europe 2023: Day 2

Drug Discovery World

Kielczewska will present: ‘Discovery of antibody-based therapeutics to challenging targets: Platform considerations’. These include: Chairperson Keyt on: ‘IgM antibodies as receptor cross-linking agents for DR-5 and other TNF targets’.

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PFIZER REPORTS STRONG FIRST-QUARTER 2021 RESULTS

The Pharma Data

It includes an overview of Pfizer’s research and a list of compounds in development with targeted indication and phase of development, as well as mechanism of action for some candidates in Phase 1 and all candidates from Phase 2 through registration. RE47,739 for Ibrance by more than four years until March 2027. Abrocitinib (PF-04965842).