Clinical Benefits of Achieving Hemoglobin (Hb) Levels ≥ 10 g/dL in Transfusion-Dependent (TD) Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent (ESA)-Naive Patients (Pts) with Lower-Risk (LR) Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Treated with Luspatercept in the COMMANDS Trial
Santini V, Zeidan A, Platzbecker U, Komrokji R, Garcia-Manero G, Miteva D, Yucel A, Pozharskaya V, Rose S, Lai Y, Giuseppi A, Valcárcel Ferreiras D, Fenaux P, Shortt J, Della Porta M. Clinical Benefits of Achieving Hemoglobin (Hb) Levels ≥ 10 g/dL in Transfusion-Dependent (TD) Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent (ESA)-Naive Patients (Pts) with Lower-Risk (LR) Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Treated with Luspatercept in the COMMANDS Trial. Blood 2024, 144: 1818-1818. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-194239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDuration of responseMedian duration of responseDose escalationRBC-TILR-MDSHb levelsTransfusion-dependentClinical benefitRed blood cellsHigh dosesTransfusion independenceMedian durationCutoff dateShort duration of responseExposure-adjusted incidence ratesData cutoff dateIncidence of gradeTarget Hb levelBaseline Hb levelsClinically meaningful ratesIncreased Hb levelsClinically significant increaseLowered riskLuspatercept groupClinically significant improvementA Phase 2B, Open-Label Multicenter Study of Tebapivat (AG-946), a Potent Pyruvate Kinase Activator, in Patients with Anemia Due to Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Zeidan A, Sekeres M, Al-Samkari H, Carraway H, DeZern A, Mittelman M, Little M, Beynon V, Dai X, Sommakia S, Despotovic J, Patel P, Dibacco M, Fattizzo B, Stein E, Sallman D, Kulasekararaj A, Platzbecker U, Fenaux P. A Phase 2B, Open-Label Multicenter Study of Tebapivat (AG-946), a Potent Pyruvate Kinase Activator, in Patients with Anemia Due to Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes. Blood 2024, 144: 6708-6708. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2024-203073.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower-risk MDSErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesRed blood cell unitsMyelodysplastic syndromeProportion of patientsDose levelsRed blood cellsIPSS-RTransfusion burdenOpen-labelFirst doseRevised International Prognostic Scoring SystemHistory of acute myeloid leukemiaMDS mouse modelsMedian duration of responsePhase 2bInternational Prognostic Scoring SystemOpen-label multicenter studyAssociated with increased morbidityBone marrow neoplasmsHigh transfusion burdenIPSS-R scoreLow transfusion burdenDose level 1