New drug combo shows promise for rare blood disorder
NCT ID NCT05399732
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 trial tested whether adding luspatercept to standard cyclosporine treatment helps people with non-severe aplastic anemia. The study enrolled 58 newly diagnosed adults who had low blood counts but did not yet need transfusions. The goal was to see if the combination could raise hemoglobin levels and improve quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- luspatercept and cyclosporine
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this combination could help people with non-severe aplastic anemia improve their red blood cell counts without needing blood transfusions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, phase 2 trial with only 58 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and side effects from the drugs could occur.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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58 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. age≥18 year-old; 2. hemoglobin level between 60g/L\~10 g/dL; 3. newly diagnosed patients have at least one of the followings: #absolute neutrophil count \<1.5×109/L, #platelet count \< 30×109/L, # hemoglobin level \< 100g/L; 4. with normal baseline liver and kidney function; 5. with no active infection; are not pregnant or nursing; 6. agree to sign consent forms; 7. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2 Exclusion Criteria: 1. Congenital aplastic anemia; 2. Presence of chromosomal aberration; 3. Evidence of a clonal hematologic bone marrow disorder (MDS, AML) on cytogenetics; 4. Presence with PNH clone ≥50%; 5. Patients received HSCT before; 6. Uncontrolled infection or bleeding with standard treatment; 7. Allergic to luspatercept CsA or accessories; 8. HIV, HCV or HBV active infection or liver cirrhosis or portal hypertension; 9. Patient with QTcF (Fridericia's QT correction formula) at screening \<450 msec, or\<480 msec with bundle branch block, as determined via the mean of a triplicate ECG and assessed at site, unstable angina pectoris, uncontrolled hypertension(\>180/100mmHg)#pulmonary artery hypertension; 10. Have any concomitant malignancies within 5 years expect for local basal cell carcinoma of the skin; 11. Past history of thromboembolic event, heart attack or stroke (including anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome) and current use of anticoagulants; 12. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) woman; 13. Have attended other clinical trials within 3 months
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Peking union medical college hospital
Beijing, China
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