TECVAYLI®, a bispecific antibody, is the first treatment of its kind designed to fight multiple myeloma
TECVAYLI® works by helping your immune system locate the multiple myeloma cells in your body.
- One side of TECVAYLI® binds to proteins called which are found on your T-cells. The other side binds to proteins called , which are found on multiple myeloma cells (as well as some healthy cells).
- In doing so, TECVAYLI® is able to activate the T-cells in your immune system to destroy the multiple myeloma cells in the rest of your body.
TECVAYLI® is a kind of medicine called a , which means it attaches to 2 different cells.
By binding to BCMA and CD3, TECVAYLI® helps the immune system recognize the multiple myeloma cell and destroy it.