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How does a blood disorder drug perform in everyday practice?

NCT ID NCT07681440

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Ongoing
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Completed
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Cancelled
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Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
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Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jul 02, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026

Summary

This study looks at how the drug luspatercept is used in real-world clinics for patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) or beta-thalassemia. Researchers will track patient characteristics, treatments, and outcomes like reduced need for blood transfusions. The goal is to understand the drug's effectiveness and costs outside of strict clinical trial settings.

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 successful, this could help doctors understand how luspatercept works outside of clinical trials, potentially improving treatment guidelines for these blood disorders.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may be limited by small size and real-world data variability.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

30 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Nov 2023

Finished

May 2025

Lead sponsor

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.

Who is studied

The study population will include adult patients diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndromes or beta-thalassemia and treated with luspatercept between January 1, 2020, to June 30, 2022, identified from a German Statutory Health Insurance database

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Participants treated with luspatercept. The date of first treatment with luspatercept will be assigned as the index date. * At least one Lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (LR-MDS) or beta-thalassemia diagnosis in inpatient or at least two MDS or beta-thalassemia diagnosis in the outpatient setting at least 30 days apart prior to or at index date. * 18+ years old at index date. * Participants with a minimum of 12-months observable pre-treatment baseline/look-back prior to index date. * Participants with a minimum of 6-months of follow-up time from the index date unless the patient is lost due to death Exclusion Criteria: • None

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • ZEG Berlin, Center for Epidemiology and Health Research

    Berlin, Germany

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