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BMS’ Second CAR-T Therapy Abecma Approved in Japan
Bristol Myers Squibb on January 20 received Japanese regulatory approval for its second CAR-T cell therapy Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucel) for the treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (MM).Abecma is now the first and only CAR-T therapy approved in Japan…
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