Luspatercept met the primary endpoints in its first two Phase III tests – in transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) in the BELIEVE and MEDALIST studies, respectively – but Acceleron Pharma Inc. CEO Habib Dable pointed to key secondary endpoints in both clinical trials that could be the most important data points to treating physicians.
'Totality Of Data' Make A Case For Luspatercept In Beta-Thalassemia, MDS
Acceleron/Celgene’s drug was effective across all endpoints in transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia and myelodysplastic syndromes, but Acceleron CEO Habib Dable notes key secondary endpoints could be most meaningful to doctors treating these patients.

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