Janssen seeks USFDA nod for Carvykti for relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma

Raritan: The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson has announced the submission of a supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval of a new indication for CARVYKTI (ciltacabtagene autoleucel; cilta-cel) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma who have received at least one prior line of therapy including a proteasome inhibitor, an immunomodulatory agent, and are refractory to lenalidomide.

The application is supported by data from the CARTITUDE-4 study (NCT04181827), the first randomized Phase 3 study evaluating the efficacy and safety of CARVYKTI versus pomalidomide, bortezomib and dexamethasone (PVd) or daratumumab, pomalidomide and dexamethasone (DPd) in the treatment of patients with relapsed or lenalidomide-refractory multiple myeloma who received one to three prior lines of therapy. The CARTITUDE-4 study results were featured in the press briefing and presented as an oral presentation in a special session at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago (Abstract #LBA106) and will be presented in the plenary session (Abstract #S100) at the 2023 European Hematology Association (EHA) Hybrid Congress in Frankfurt on June 10, 2023.