ORENCIA (abatacept) Supplemental Biologics License Application For Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Accepted By FDA For Filing And Review
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted, for filing and review, the supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) for ORENCIA (abatacept) for the treatment of pediatric patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who have had an inadequate response to one or more disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) such as methotrexate (MTX) or tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists. [click link for full article]