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Bristol Myers Squibb Protein Degrader Wins First-in-Class FDA Nod in Multiple Myeloma

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15 August 2026

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Biotech

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United States

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Fusion42 · 15 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

Bristol Myers Squibb's iberdomide, a first-in-class CELMoD protein degrader drug, received accelerated FDA approval for treating adults with multiple myeloma who have had prior therapy. The approval sets a new regulatory precedent for therapies targeting this blood cancer, with iberdomide used alongside Johnson & Johnson’s Darzalex Faspro and dexamethasone.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Biotech, and 12 sources have reported it between 13 Aug 2026 and 17 Aug 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

New FDA approval of a CELMoD drug reshapes treatment options for blood cancer and opens regulatory pathways to similar therapies. You in biotech drug development can now aim at this advancing precedent to fast-track next-gen cancer medicines.

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12 sources · first reported 13 Aug 2026 · latest 17 Aug 2026

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