Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and bluebird bio have managed to get their B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-targeting chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy idecabtagene vicleucel in to the US Food and Drug Administration with a fighting chance at making the deadline for a contingent value right (CVR) payout that Bristol owes Celgene Corporation shareholders under the companies’ 2019 merger agreement.
Approval Of BMS/Bluebird’s Ide-Cel May Come Just In Time
Manufacturing Inspection Delays Could Impact Decision Due 27 March
In last year’s acquisition, Bristol Myers Squibb agreed to pay Celgene investors another $9 per share based on three approvals, including idecabtagene vicleucel (bb2121) by 30 March 2021.
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