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A Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Luspatercept (ACE-536) Versus Epoetin Alfa for the Treatment of Anemia Due to IPSS-R Very Low, Low, or Intermediate Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Participants Who Require Red Blood Cell Transfusions and Are ESA Naïve

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03682536

Public ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03682536. Field values are reproduced from the official study page; the official ClinicalTrials.gov record remains the source of truth for eligibility, enrollment, and contact information.

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Official title

A Phase 3, Open-label, Randomized Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Luspatercept (ACE-536) Versus Epoetin Alpha for the Treatment of Anemia Due to IPSS-R Very Low, Low or Intermediate Risk Due to Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) in ESA Naïve Subjects Who Require Red Blood Cell Transfusions

Brief summary

Reproduced verbatim from the official ClinicalTrials.gov record. Not medical advice.

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of luspatercept (ACE-536) compared to epoetin alfa on red blood cell (RBC) transfusion independence (for at least 12 weeks) with a concurrent hemoglobin increase of at least 1.5 g/dL in participants with anemia due to revised international prognostic scoring system (IPSS-R) very low, low, or intermediate risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) who require RBC transfusions and have never been exposed to erythropoiesis stimulating agent (ESA).

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT03682536
Recruitment status
Active, not recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Lead sponsor
Celgene
Industry
Enrollment
363 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Drug

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Study timeline

Start date
Jan 2, 2019 (Actual)
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2023 (Actual)
Completion
Sep 28, 2027 (Estimated)
Last update posted
Nov 20, 2024

2019 – 2027

United States locations

U.S. sites
25
U.S. states
16
U.S. cities
25
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Local Institution - 107 Berkeley California 94704 —
Local Institution - 115 San Diego California 92123 —
Local Institution - 101 Whittier California 90603 —
Local Institution - 104 New Haven Connecticut 06520 —
Local Institution - 136 Washington D.C. District of Columbia 20422 —
Local Institution - 119 Hudson Florida 34667 —
Local Institution - 120 St. Petersburg Florida 33705 —
Local Institution - 122 Tallahassee Florida 32308 —
Local Institution - 108 Tampa Florida 33612 —
Local Institution - 118 West Palm Beach Florida 33401 —
Local Institution - 102 Paducah Kentucky 42003 —
Local Institution - 123 Bethesda Maryland 20817 —
Local Institution - 117 Kansas City Missouri 64132 —
Local Institution - 134 East Brunswick New Jersey 08816 —
Local Institution - 113 Hackensack New Jersey 07601 —
Local Institution - 105 Greenville North Carolina 27858-4354 —
Local Institution - 131 Portland Oregon 97213 —
Univ of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15232 —
Local Institution - 111 Rock Hill South Carolina 29732 —
Tennessee Oncology Nashville Tennessee 37203-1625 —
Baylor University Medical Center Dallas Texas 75246 —
Local Institution - 109 Houston Texas 77030 —
Local Institution - 114 Salt Lake City Utah 84106 —
Local Institution - 132 Charlottesville Virginia 22903 —
Local Institution - 127 Chesapeake Virginia 23320 —

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Non-U.S. locations

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About this trial record page

What this page shows
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Last refresh
Last update posted Nov 20, 2024 · Synced Oct 20, 2026

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