BMS's Reblozyl Data Supports Adding Less Severe Patients To Label

Adding non-transfusion-dependent anemia patients to the Reblozyl label is a key strategy for the product, which BMS expects to reach $4bn in annual sales.

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BMS and partner Acceleron hope to move Reblozyl into earlier-stage anemia

Bristol Myers Squibb Company presented data on 11 June showing that its erythroid maturation drug Reblozyl can increase hemoglobin in 77% of patients with non-transfusion-dependent (NTD) beta thalassemia compared to zero on placebo, perhaps positioning the product to add a third indication to its label.

Although the Phase II BEYOND study readout is unlikely to serve as pivotal data, Noah Berkowitz, BMS’s senior vice president...

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