The Medalist Trial: Results of a Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Luspatercept to Treat Anemia in Patients with Very Low-, Low-, or Intermediate-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) with Ring Sideroblasts (RS) Who Require Red Blood Cell (RBC) Transfusions
Fenaux P, Platzbecker U, Mufti G, Garcia-Manero G, Buckstein R, Santini V, Díez-Campelo M, Finelli C, Cazzola M, Ilhan O, Sekeres M, Falantes J, Arrizabalaga B, Salvi F, Giai V, Vyas P, Bowen D, Selleslag D, DeZern A, Jurcic J, Germing U, Götze K, Quesnel B, Beyne-Rauzy O, Cluzeau T, Voso M, Mazure D, Vellenga E, Greenberg P, Hellström-Lindberg E, Zeidan A, Laadem A, Benzohra A, Zhang J, Rampersad A, Linde P, Sherman M, Komrokji R, List A. The Medalist Trial: Results of a Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Luspatercept to Treat Anemia in Patients with Very Low-, Low-, or Intermediate-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) with Ring Sideroblasts (RS) Who Require Red Blood Cell (RBC) Transfusions. Blood 2018, 132: 1. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2018-99-110805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntermediate-risk myelodysplastic syndromesErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsIU/LKey secondary endpointMyelodysplastic syndromeRBC-TIRBC transfusionRing sideroblastsSpeakers bureauSecondary endpointsPrimary endpointWeek 1Class erythroid maturation agentRed blood cell transfusionInternational Prognostic Scoring SystemLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesAdvisory CommitteeAbsence of transfusionIWG 2006 criteriaMean hemoglobin increaseRBC transfusion dependenceRBC transfusion independencePatient baseline characteristicsPlacebo-controlled studyBlood cell transfusion