Could a higher dose of reblozyl free MDS patients from frequent transfusions?
NCT ID NCT06045689
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether starting luspatercept (Reblozyl) at the maximum approved dose can help people with low-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) go without red blood cell transfusions for at least 8 weeks. About 106 participants who currently need regular transfusions will receive the drug. The main goal is to see if they can maintain higher hemoglobin levels without transfusions.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- luspatercept (Reblozyl)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help people with low-risk MDS need fewer blood transfusions and maintain higher hemoglobin levels.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage Phase 3 trial with only 106 participants. Results may not apply to all MDS patients, and side effects from luspatercept are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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106 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 years and older
- 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: * Participant had documented diagnosis of MDS according to World Health Organization (WHO) classification that met Revised International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS-R) classification of very low-, low-, or intermediate-risk disease. * Participant has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score of 0, 1, or 2. * Participant must have red blood cell transfusions according to study criteria. Exclusion Criteria: * Participant has known clinically significant anemia due to iron, vitamin B12, or folate deficiencies, or autoimmune or hereditary hemolytic anemia, or gastrointestinal bleeding. * Participant has had a prior allogeneic or autologous stem cell transplant. * Participant has known history or diagnosis of AML. * Participant has uncontrolled hypertension. Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria apply
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Local Institution - 0001
Poitiers, Vienne, 86021, France
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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Prague, Praha, Hlavní Mesto, 128 21, Czechia
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Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Grenoble, 38 38043, France
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Local Institution - 0008
Roeselare, West-Vlaanderen, 8800, Belgium
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Leipzig, Saxony, 04103, Germany
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Local Institution - 0010
Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, 02-172, Poland
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Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
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München, Bavaria, 81675, Germany
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Novara, Piedmont, 28100, Italy
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Pavia, Lombardy, 27100, Italy
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Leuven, Vlaams Brabant, 3000, Belgium
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L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 08908, Spain
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Valencia, 46010, Spain
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Kansas City, Kansas, 66160-8500, United States
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Reggio Calabria, Calabria, 89124, Italy
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Huntsville, Texas, 77340-4101, United States
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Prague, Praha, Hlavní Mesto, 128 20, Czechia
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Florence, Tuscany, 50139, Italy
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Paducah, Kentucky, 42003-7915, United States
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Angers, 49933, France
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Ourense, 32005, Spain
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Local Institution - 0028
Salamanca, 37007, Spain
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Rozzano (MI), Milano, 20089, Italy
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Wheeling, West Virginia, 26003, United States
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New York, New York, 10029, United States
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New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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Katowice, 40-519, Poland
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Wałbrzych, 58-309, Poland
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States
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Madrid, 28006, Spain
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Granada, 18014, Spain
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Hanover, Lower Saxony, 30161, Germany
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Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, 06202, France
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Amarillo, Texas, 79106-1781, United States
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Tour Cedex01, 37044, France
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Turin, Piedmont, 10128, Italy
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Paris, 75475, France
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San Juan, 00917, Puerto Rico
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Lódz, Lódzkie, 93-513, Poland
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Rome, Lazio, 00133, Italy
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Los Alamitos, California, 90720-3309, United States
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Barcelona, 08916, Spain
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Pierre-Bénite, 69495, France
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Eugene, Oregon, 97401-6043, United States
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St. Petersburg, Florida, 33705, United States
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Local Institution - 0056
Wellington, Florida, 33414, United States
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Morristown, New Jersey, 07960-6136, United States
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St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Local Institution - 0062
Naples, Campania, 80131, Italy
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Local Institution - 0063
Valencia, 46026, Spain
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