UPDATE 1-US FDA approves AbbVie's rare blood cancer drug
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May 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved AbbVie's drug to treat blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm, a very rare type of blood cancer.
AbbVie's shares were up more than 1% in afternoon trading.
The approval provides a new treatment option in a setting with limited choices, particularly for patients whose disease has returned or did not respond to earlier treatment.
The drug, pivekimab sunirine‑pvzy, is given through a vein once every three weeks.
The FDA said the drug carries a boxed warning for serious liver problems, including a condition where blood flow in the liver is blocked.
The agency also flagged risks such as reactions during infusion and fluid buildup in the body.
