bb2121 is a study treatment that belongs to a type of immunotherapy known as chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy. This type of therapy involves T-cells being taken from the patient and being modified to be able to recognize myeloma tumor cells more easily.
| SparkCures ID | 236 |
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| Developed By | bluebird bio |
| Brand Name | Abecma® |
| Generic Name | Idecabtagene Vicleucel |
| Additional Names | bb2121, ide-cel |
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December 05, 2020
The objective response rate (ORR) in the entire treated patient population (N = 62) was 75.8% with a rate of complete response (CR) or greater of 38.7%. All 15 patients who achieved a CR or greater and had bone marrow evaluable for minimal residual disease (MRD) demonstrated MRD negativity by next-generation sequencing.
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The most common any-grade and grade 3/4 adverse effects observed were cytopenias. Neutropenia of any grade occurred in 91.9% of patients, anemia in 75.8%, thrombocytopenia in 74.2%, leukopenia in 64.5%, and lymphopenia in 37.1%. Corresponding rates of grade 3/4 cytopenias were 88.7%, 56.5%, 56.5%, 61.3%, and 35.5%, respectively. In patients without blood count recovery within 1 month, median recovery times for neutropenia and thrombocytopenia were 1.9 months and 2.2 months, respectively.
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