Uses, Dosage & Side Effects: Abecma Injection
Abecma Injection
| Generic name | idecabtagene vicleucel |
|---|---|
| Drug class | Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-positive T cell immunotherapy (gene therapy / cell-based advanced therapy medicinal product, anti-BCMA CAR T-cell therapy) |
| Forms | Cell dispersion (suspension) for intravenous infusion, supplied frozen in one or more patient-specific infusion bags |
Abecma is a genetically modified autologous (made from your own) cell therapy. Your white blood cells (T cells) are collected from your blood and modified in a lab so they can recognize and attack myeloma cells. It is given back to you as a one-time infusion into a vein.
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