Acceleron Announces REBLOZYL® (luspatercept-aamt) Virtual Presentations at the 62nd American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting
Acceleron Pharma Inc. (Nasdaq: XLRN) announced the presentation of six clinical abstracts on REBLOZYL (luspatercept-aamt) at the upcoming 62nd ASH Annual Meeting & Exposition, December 5-8, 2020. Key studies include updates from Phase 3 trials MEDALIST and BELIEVE, showing significant improvements in quality of life and reductions in red blood cell transfusion requirements for patients treated with luspatercept. These findings highlight the therapeutic potential of REBLOZYL in treating lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes and beta-thalassemia.
- Presentation of six clinical abstracts indicating the efficacy of REBLOZYL.
- Improvements in health-related quality of life for patients treated with luspatercept.
- Data showing reduced red blood cell transfusion needs in BELIEVE trial participants.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acceleron Pharma Inc. (Nasdaq: XLRN), a leading biopharmaceutical company in the discovery, development, and commercialization of TGF-beta superfamily therapeutics to treat serious and rare diseases, announced today that data from six clinical abstracts on REBLOZYL (luspatercept-aamt) will be presented at the 62nd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting & Exposition held virtually December 5-8, 2020.
The ASH presentations include updates from the Phase 3 placebo-controlled MEDALIST and BELIEVE trials assessing the safety and efficacy of luspatercept treatment in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and in patients with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia, respectively. Among the results to be presented are improvements in certain health-related quality of life measures for luspatercept-treated patients in both trials as well as longitudinal trends of red blood cell transfusion reductions and reductions of iron chelation therapy in BELIEVE trial participants.
Key Presentations
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Title: Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes for Patients with Transfusion-Dependent Beta-Thalassemia Treated with Luspatercept in the BELIEVE Trial
Oral Presentation
Presenter: Maria Domenica Cappellini, MD
Session 904. Outcomes Research—Non-Malignant Conditions
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Title: Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes with Ring Sideroblasts Treated with Luspatercept in the MEDALIST Study
Moderated Digital Poster Presentation
Presenter: Esther Natalie Oliva, MD
Session 903. Health Services Research—Malignant Conditions (Myeloid Disease)
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Title: Longitudinal Effect of Luspatercept Treatment on Iron Overload and Iron Chelation Therapy in Adult Patients with Beta-Thalassemia in the BELIEVE Trial
Moderated Digital Poster Presentation
Presenter: Olivier Hermine, MD, PhD
Session 112. Thalassemia and Globin Gene Regulation
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Title: Sustained Reductions in Red Blood Cell (RBC) Transfusion Burden and Events in Beta-Thalassemia with Luspatercept: Longitudinal Results of the BELIEVE Trial
Moderated Digital Poster Presentation
Presenter: Ali T. Taher, MD, PhD
Session 112. Thalassemia and Globin Gene Regulation
Additional Presentations
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Title: Efficacy and Safety of Luspatercept Treatment in Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndrome/ Myeloproliferative Neoplasm with Ring Sideroblasts and Thrombocytosis (MDS/MPN-RS-T): A Retrospective Analysis from the MEDALIST Study
Moderated Digital Poster Presentation
Presenter: Rami S. Komrokji, MD
Session 637. Myelodysplastic Syndromes—Clinical Studies
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Title: Duration of Response to Luspatercept in Patients Requiring Red Blood Cell (RBC) Transfusions with Myelofibrosis (MF) – Updated Data from the Phase 2 ACE-536-MF-001 Study
Moderated Digital Poster Presentation
Presenter: Aaron T. Gerds, MD
Session 634. Myeloproliferative Syndromes: Clinical
The clinical abstracts can be found on the ASH Annual Meeting website (http://www.hematology.org/Annual-Meeting/Abstracts/).
The REBLOZYL ASH presentations, which will include additional information beyond the abstracts, will be posted to the “Publications” page under the “Science & Pipeline” section in the “Science” section on the Company’s website, www.acceleronpharma.com, following the conference.
About REBLOZYL® (luspatercept-aamt)
REBLOZYL (luspatercept-aamt), a first-in-class erythroid maturation agent, promotes late-stage red blood cell maturation in animal models. Bristol Myers Squibb and Acceleron are jointly developing REBLOZYL as part of a global collaboration. REBLOZYL is currently approved in the U.S. for the treatment of:
- anemia in adult patients with beta-thalassemia who require regular red blood cell transfusions, and
- anemia failing an erythropoiesis stimulating agent and requiring 2 or more red blood cell units over 8 weeks in adult patients with very low- to intermediate-risk myelodysplastic syndromes with ring sideroblasts (MDS-RS) or with myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasm with ring sideroblasts and thrombocytosis (MDS/MPN-RS-T).
In Europe, REBLOZYL is approved for the treatment of:
- Adult patients with transfusion-dependent anemia due to very low-, low- and intermediate-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) with ring sideroblasts, who had an unsatisfactory response or are ineligible for erythropoietin-based therapy.
- Adult patients with transfusion-dependent anemia associated with beta-thalassemia.
In Canada, REBLOZYL is approved for the treatment of adult patients with red blood cell (RBC) transfusion-dependent anemia associated with beta-thalassemia.
REBLOZYL is not indicated for use as a substitute for red blood cell transfusions in patients who require immediate correction of anemia.
About Acceleron
Acceleron is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapeutics to treat serious and rare diseases. Acceleron’s leadership in the understanding of TGF-beta superfamily biology and protein engineering generates innovative compounds that engage the body's ability to regulate cellular growth and repair.
Acceleron focuses its commercialization, research, and development efforts in hematologic and pulmonary diseases. In hematology, REBLOZYL® (luspatercept-aamt) is the first and only erythroid maturation agent approved in the United States, Europe, and Canada for the treatment of anemia in certain blood disorders. REBLOZYL is part of a global collaboration partnership with Bristol Myers Squibb. The Companies co-promote REBLOZYL in North America and are also developing luspatercept for the treatment of anemia in patient populations of MDS, beta-thalassemia, and myelofibrosis. In pulmonary, Acceleron is developing sotatercept for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), having recently presented positive topline results of the PULSAR Phase 2 trial. The Company is currently planning multiple Phase 3 trials with the potential to support its long-term vision of establishing sotatercept as a backbone therapy for patients with PAH at all stages of the disease.
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