New drug aims to boost red blood cells after transplant
NCT ID NCT07636486
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares luspatercept to epoetin for patients with blood cancers who have poor red blood cell recovery after a stem cell transplant. About 90 adults will receive either drug every three weeks for 24 weeks. The goal is to see which treatment better reduces the need for blood transfusions and improves hemoglobin levels.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Luspatercept
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a more effective treatment for poor red blood cell recovery after stem cell transplant, reducing the need for transfusions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 2/3 trial with only 90 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Luspatercept may not work better than epoetin, and side effects 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 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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About 90 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 65 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: * 18-65 years * Hematologic malignancies * Poor erythroid engraftment after the first allo-HSCT * Complete remission post-transplantation * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0-2 * Epoetin-naive * Endogenous serum erythropoietin concentration \<500 U/L Exclusion Criteria: * Life expectancy shorter than 30 days post-transplantation * Any abnormality in a vital sign (e.g., heart rate, respiratory rate, or blood pressure) * Patients with any conditions not suitable for the trial (investigators' decision)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, China
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