MDS-179: Clinical Benefit of Luspatercept in Patients with Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (LR-MDS) and High Transfusion Burden (HTB) in the Phase 3 MEDALIST Study
Zeidan A, Garcia-Manero G, DeZern A, Fenaux P, Greenberg P, Savona M, Jurcic J, Verma A, Mufti G, Buckstein R, Santini V, Laadem A, Zhang J, Rampersad A, Sinsimer D, Louis C, Linde P, Platzbecker U, Sekeres M. MDS-179: Clinical Benefit of Luspatercept in Patients with Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (LR-MDS) and High Transfusion Burden (HTB) in the Phase 3 MEDALIST Study. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2020, 20: s318-s319. DOI: 10.1016/s2152-2650(20)30973-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesTreatment-emergent adverse eventsHigh transfusion burdenRBC transfusion independenceRing sideroblastsTransfusion burdenTransfusion eventsClinical benefitWeek 1Serious treatment-emergent adverse eventsSignificant clinical unmet needPlacebo-treated patientsRBC transfusion burdenRegular RBC transfusionsClinical unmet needErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsOverall study populationEligible patientsPlacebo patientsAdverse eventsMedian durationPlacebo armRBC transfusionMedian timeTreatment armsClinical benefit of luspatercept in patients (pts) with lower-risk MDS (LR-MDS) and high transfusion burden in the phase III MEDALIST study.
Zeidan A, Garcia-Manero G, Dezern A, Fenaux P, Greenberg P, Savona M, Jurcic J, Verma A, Mufti G, Buckstein R, Santini V, Laadem A, Zhang J, Rampersad A, Sinsimer D, Louis C, Linde P, List A, Sekeres M. Clinical benefit of luspatercept in patients (pts) with lower-risk MDS (LR-MDS) and high transfusion burden in the phase III MEDALIST study. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 7554-7554. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.7554.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment-emergent adverse eventsLow-risk MDSRBC transfusion burdenTransfusion burdenRing sideroblastsRBC-TITransfusion eventsClinical benefitWeek 1Significant clinical unmet needPT populationHigh transfusion burdenRBC transfusion independenceRegular RBC transfusionsAcceptable safety profilePhase 3 studyClinical unmet needErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsSerious AEsMedian durationAdverse eventsMedian timeRBC transfusionSafety profileTreatment options