Luspatercept for anemia in lower-risk MDS not needing transfusions
Treatments studied
Part of Blood & lymphatic clinical trials.
This Phase 2 trial studies whether luspatercept can improve anemia in people with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) who do not currently need red-blood-cell transfusions. It’s also looking to see if the benefit is similar whether or not you have ring sideroblasts.
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Who can take part
- You have MDS (per WHO criteria) that is very low-, low-, or intermediate-risk based on a scoring system (IPSS-R).
- Your bone marrow has less than 5% blasts.
- Your anemia is symptomatic, and your body does not require regular red-blood-cell transfusions (non-transfusion dependence).
- Your epoetin level (sEPO) is 500 mU/mL or lower, and your white blood cell count is under 13,000 per microliter.
- You must be able to do study procedures: bone marrow and regular blood draws, and give luspatercept injections under the skin every 3 weeks.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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