Johnson & Johnson’s Blood Cancer Therapy Gets FDA Approval

Johnson & Johnson’s Blood Cancer Therapy Gets FDA Approval
The company logo for Johnson & Johnson is displayed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the company's listing at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on Sept. 17, 2019. Brendan McDermid/Reuters
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Johnson & Johnson’s therapy for treating a type of multiple myeloma, the company said on Tuesday, giving another treatment option to patients with the incurable blood cancer.

J&J’s teclistamab, branded as Tecvayli, is approved for treating adults with multiple myeloma that is hard to treat or has come back after receiving four or more prior lines of certain classes of therapies, the company said.