Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Nov 2017
Celgene and bluebird bio announce bb2121 anti-BCMA CAR-T cell therapy has been granted breakthrough therapy designation from FDA and PRIME eligibility from EMA for relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma
16 November 2017 - Designations based on preliminary clinical data from ongoing phase I study of bb2121 in heavily pre-treated multiple myeloma.
Celgene and bluebird bio today announced that bb2121, a chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy targeting b-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) in previously treated patients with multiple myeloma, has been granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and PRIority MEdicines (PRIME) eligibility by the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
BTD designation and PRIME eligibility for bb2121 were based on preliminary clinical data from the ongoing phase 1 study CRB-401. Updated data from CRB-401 is scheduled to be presented at the 59th annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology in Atlanta during an oral presentation on Dec. 11.
