Abecma is given by a doctor or nurse and billed by the clinic, not a pharmacy. Your care team and your insurance decide which product you get, so ask them what you’d pay.

How do you pay?

How to pay the least

Given by your care team

Billed by the clinic

Abecma is given by a doctor or nurse, not picked up at a pharmacy.

  1. Ask your care team or your plan what you’d pay before your visit.

Compare every option

Question
Brand nameAbecma
Authorized genericidecabtagene vicleucel
Regular genericidecabtagene vicleucel
What you’d pay
Cash priceAsk the pharmacy
Not soldThere isn’t one
Not soldAsk the pharmacy
Same as Abecma?
The original
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Brand nameThe maker’s card

Cell Therapy 360 Copay Assistance Program

Savings card from Bristol Myers Squibb

Abecma’s maker has a savings program. Its page doesn’t list a dollar amount.

Sign up on abecma.com 

Or call 1-888-805-4555.

From the maker’s site, checked November 2, 2026. Check the maker’s page for who can use it.

Authorized genericNot sold

There isn’t one. An authorized generic is Abecma itself, from the same company, sold without the brand name, and usually for less. For now Abecma is the only choice; its maker’s savings card can lower what you pay.

See the brand name →

Regular genericNot sold

Abecma is a biologic. Biologics don’t have generics, but some have biosimilars or an unbranded version from the same maker. Ask your pharmacist or prescriber whether one is sold. Generics usually come once the brand’s patents and exclusivity end. Until then, the maker’s savings card is the way to pay less.

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What it’s used for

What the FDA label says

ABECMA is a B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-directed genetically modified autologous T cell immunotherapy indicated for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma after two or more prior lines of therapy including an immunomodulatory agent, a proteasome inhibitor, and an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody.

Source: the FDA label for Abecma (Celgene Corporation), November 25, 2025. Full label on DailyMed 

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