Home GSK's BCMA ADC Belantamab Mafodotin Receives FDA Approval as First-in-Class Therapy for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

GSK's BCMA ADC Belantamab Mafodotin Receives FDA Approval as First-in-Class Therapy for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

Oct 24, 2025 07:59 CST Updated 07:59
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Local time on October 23, GSK(GSK)Announcement: BCMA ADCMaBlinatumomab(Belantamab mafodotin )Has been approved for marketing by the U.S. FDA, with indications forMaBlinatumomab+Bortezomib + DexamethasoneUsed for treatmentRecurrent/RefractoryMultiple MyelomaMMAdult patientsThese patients had previously received at least two therapies, including proteasome inhibitors. (PI) And immunomodulators(IMID) Medicine. This is alsoThe world's first approved BCMA ADC.

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This approval is based on the Phase III clinical trial DREAMM-7 (NCT04246047)The result of the study aimsIn assessmentMaBlinatumomab+Bortezomib+Dexamethasonevs Daratumumab +Bortezomib + DexamethasoneEfficacy and safety in treating patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, with PFS as the primary endpoint.

Data show that: patients who have received two or more prior treatment regimens (3L+)In patients,MaBlinatumomabCombination TherapyReduce the risk of patient death by 51%(HR 0.49, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 0.32-0.76)Median Progression-Free Survival (PFS) Extended to 31.3 Months (95% CI:23.5-NR), while the median PFS in the daratumumab triplet therapy group was 10.4 months.(95% CI:7.0-13.4, HR 0.31,95% CI:0.21-0.47)MaBlinatumomabThe safety and tolerability of the combination therapy are generally consistent with the known characteristics of each drug.

MaThe road to market for Blinatumomab has not been smooth. As early as2In August 2020, based on the results of the pivotal Phase II clinical DREAMM-2 study, the drug received accelerated approval from the FDA and conditional approval from the EMA for marketing.Monotherapy for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
However, the FDA's accelerated approval and the EMA's conditional approval both come with "conditions."MaBlinatumomabThe ResultThis needs to be further validated in the subsequent Phase III clinical trial DREAMM-3.Practical TalentYes.However, in November 2022, GSK announcedDREAMM-3 Study Fails to Meet Its Progression-Free Survival Endpoint(PFS) The primary endpoint. Based on this, GSK voluntarily withdrewMaBlinatumomabThe listing application in the United States. Subsequently, the EU EMA also withdrewMaBlinatumomabMarketing authorization.

Although the first market launch failed, butMaBlinatumomab inFollow-up StudiesDREAMM-7 in ChinaShowed positive effects and finally received FDA approval for marketing again.


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