Study marks the first positive Phase 3 study for mezigdomide and the second positive Phase 3 study for the Bristol Myers Squibb CELMoD program

PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 9, 2026-- Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) today announced positive interim Phase 3 results from the SUCCESSOR-2 study (NCT05552976). In the trial, oral mezigdomide in combination with carfilzomib and dexamethasone (MeziKd) demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) versus carfilzomib and dexamethasone alone (Kd) in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM). Safety findings were consistent with the known profile of mezigdomide and the combination regimen. Patients will continue to be followed for survival and safety.

“We are excited by these results, which underscore Bristol Myers Squibb’s leadership in treating multiple myeloma and our unwavering commitment to patients living with this persistent and challenging disease,” said Cristian Massacesi, executive vice president, chief medical officer and head of development at Bristol Myers Squibb. “Importantly, these findings reinforce the value of our CELMoD program and our targeted protein degradation platform, and strengthen our confidence in bringing forward effective, accessible oral treatment options for patients with difficult-to-treat blood cancers and potentially beyond.”

“While treatment advances have been meaningful, far too many patients with multiple myeloma still relapse or stop responding—making the need for new options urgent,” said Paul Richardson, MD, Director of Clinical Research and Clinical Program Leader at the Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and RJ Corman Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. “These data underscore the potential of MeziKd as an oral regimen that could address a key unmet need for patients previously exposed to anti-CD38 and lenalidomide.”

“It is important for patients to have treatment options that offer enduring disease control,” said Meletios-A. (Thanos) Dimopoulos, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Clinical Therapeutics at Alexandra Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. “These positive interim data show that adding mezigdomide, a CELMoD specifically optimized for enhanced myeloma cell killing and immune activation compared with IMiD agents, to carfilzomib and dexamethasone may provide clinical benefit in earlier relapse.”

Data from SUCCESSOR-2 will be presented at a future medical meeting and results will be shared with health authorities.

About SUCCESSOR- 2

SUCCESSOR-2 (NCT05552976) is an inferential, seamless Phase 2/3, multicenter, randomized, open-label study evaluating the efficacy and safety of mezigdomide in combination with carfilzomib and dexamethasone (MeziKd) versus carfilzomib and dexamethasone (Kd) in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM).

The primary endpoint of the Phase 3 portion is progression-free survival (PFS). Key secondary endpoints include overall survival (OS), overall response rate (ORR), duration of response (DoR), time to progression (TTP), time to next treatment (TTNT), minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity, and health-related quality of life (HR-QoL).

About Targeted Protein Degradation and Novel CELMoD Agents

Targeted protein degradation (TPD) is a differentiated research platform at Bristol Myers Squibb built on more than two decades of scientific expertise, providing new avenues to degrade therapeutically relevant proteins that were previously considered "undruggable.” BMS is the only company that has successfully developed and commercialized protein degrader agents for the treatment of multiple myeloma. These agents, known as immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs), helped establish the current standard of care in the treatment of this disease, which remains without a cure. BMS is building on this foundation with several investigational protein degraders in clinical trials, leveraging three different modalities including CELMoD agents, ligand-directed degraders (LDDs), and degrader antibody conjugates (DACs). This three-pronged approach enables matching the right therapeutic modality to a molecular mechanism of action to modulate targets most effectively and ultimately provide more opportunities for potential breakthroughs that may offer meaningful new options for patients across a broad range of diseases, in and beyond hematology and oncology. Learn more about the science behind TPD at Bristol Myers Squibbhere.

About Bristol Myers Squibb

Bristol Myers Squibb is a global biopharmaceutical company whose mission is to discover, develop and deliver innovative medicines that help patients prevail over serious diseases. For more information about Bristol Myers Squibb, visit us at BMS.com or follow us on LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

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