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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/03/050272 [Registered on: 02/03/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 02/08/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   luspatercept (drug to treat anemia) in patients to treat anemia associated with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS-RS) and beta-thalassemia (Beta-Thal) in India 
Scientific Title of Study   A Phase IV study of luspatercept for the treatment of transfusion-dependent anemia associated with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) & beta-thalassemia (Beta-Thal) in India 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
CA056023 ,Amendment no 01 dated 02 Sep 2022  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name   
Designation   
Affiliation   
Address 




 
Phone    
Fax    
Email    
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Kartik Doshi 
Designation  Study director 
Affiliation  Bristol Myers Squibb India Pvt. Ltd. 
Address  One International Centre, 6th Floor, Tower 1, Senapati Bapat Marg, Elphinstone (W), Mumbai - India Mumbai (Suburban) MAHARASHTRA

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400013
India 
Phone  91-2266288600  
Fax    
Email  Kartik.Doshi@bms.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Shilpi Sinha 
Designation  RCO Lead India  
Affiliation  Bristol Myers Squibb India Pvt. Ltd. 
Address  One International Centre, 6th Floor, Tower 1, Senapati Bapat Marg, Elphinstone (W), Mumbai - India Mumbai (Suburban) MAHARASHTRA

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400013
India 
Phone  91-2266288600  
Fax    
Email  Shilpi.Sinha@bms.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Bristol Myers Squibb Research and Development 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED 
Address  One International Centre, 6th Floor, Tower 1, Senapati Bapat Marg, Elphinstone (W), Mumbai - 400013 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Global 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 8  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Tulika Seth  All India Institute of Medical Sciences  Department of Hematology, room no-5017, 5th floor, Teaching block floor, Dr. B.R.A. Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, Department of Medical Oncology, New Delhi - 110029
New Delhi
DELHI 
011-26593363

drtulikaseth@gmail.com 
Dr Jina Bhattacharyya  Gauhati Medical college & Hospital  Department of Clinical Haematology, 3rd floor, Bhangagarh, Guwahati - 781032, Assam
Kamrup
ASSAM 
0361-2452244

drjinabhattacharyya@yahoo.in 
Dr Nataraj KS  HCG - Bangalore institute of Oncology  Department Haematology, 4th floor, tower - 1, room no 512, P. kalingarao Road, Sampangiram nagar, Bangalore – 560027
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9482141773

drnatarajks@gmail.com 
Dr S Chandrakala  KEM Hospital and Seth G S Medical College  Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Acharya Donde Marg, Parel - 400012, Mumbai, India
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
022-24107000

drchandra_s@rediffmail.com 
Dr Tuphan Kanti Dolai  Nilratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital   138, Acharya Jagdish chandra bose Road, Nilratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkatta 700014, West Bangal
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
033-22443213

tkdolai75@gmail.com 
Dr Pankaj Malhotra  Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research  Department of clinical Haematology and Medical Oncology, Sector - 12, Uttaranchal, Chandigarh - 160012
Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH 
172-2756680

malhotrapankaj@hotmail.com 
Dr Dinesh Bhurani  Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre   3265, 2nd floor, D-Block, Heamato-oncology & Bone marrow transplantation, Sir Chotu Ram Marg, Rohini Institutional Area, Sector 5, Rohini, New Delhi - 110085
New Delhi
DELHI 
011-49575757

bhurani@gmail.com 
Dr Sandip Shah  Vedanta Institute of Medical Science  Ground floor & first floor, Stadium Commerce road, Near Samved hospital, Hemato Oncology Clinic Ahmedabad Pvt Ltd, “Vedanta” Institute of Medical Science Navarangpura, Ahmedabad- 380009
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
79-26402220

sandip60@yahoo.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 9  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Ethics Committee of CIMS  Approved 
Ethics Committee, N.R.S. Medical College & Hospital  Approved 
HCG Central Ethics Committee  Approved 
IEC - Basavatarakam Indo American Hospital  Approved 
Institute Ethics Committee, All India Institute of Medical Sciences  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Gauhati Medical college & Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee- I Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Review Board - Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre   Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: D758||Other specified diseases of bloodand blood-forming organs,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  luspatercept  luspatercept is 1.0 mg/kg Sub Cuteneous rout, quater to 3 week for 48 week 
Comparator Agent  Not Applicable   Not Applicable  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Beta-Thalassemia
More than 18 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent form
Documented diagnosis of β-thalassemia or Hemoglobin E/β-thalassemia
Regularly transfused, defined as 6-20 Red Blood Cell (RBC) units in the 24 weeks prior to randomization and no transfusion-free period for more than 35 days during that period.
Sites who prescribe transfusions and have the transfusion records only in volumes should use for conversion of volume to units the below criteria, in order to obtain number of units within the last 24 weeks to assess the eligibility: 1 unit in this protocol refers to a quantity of packed RBCs approximately 200-350 mL. 1. sites who use transfusion bags within this range, or more than equal to 350 mL, the conversion in units should be done by dividing the volume transfused to the patient by 350 mL, 2. sites who use transfusion bags less than 200 mL, the conversion in units should be done by dividing the volume transfused to the patient by 200 mL.
Performance status: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score of 0 or 1.

MDS
More than 18 years of age at the time of signing the informed consent form
Subject had documented diagnosis of MDS according to WHO/FAB (2016) classification that met IPSS-R classification of very low-, low-, or intermediate-risk disease, and the following:
Ring sideroblasts (RS) more than equal to 15% of erythroid precursors in bone marrow. If the SF3B1 mutation is present, RS more than equal to 5% will be included.
Less than 5% blasts in bone marrow and less than 1% peripheral blood blasts
Peripheral blood white blood cell (WBC) count less than 13,000/μL
Subject was refractory or intolerant to, or ineligible for, prior ESA treatment, as defined by any one of the following:
Refractory to prior ESA treatment: Documentation of nonresponse or response that was no longer maintained to prior ESA-containing regimen, either as a single agent or in combination (e.g., with G-CSF). The ESA regimen must have been either:
Recombinant human erythropoietin more than equal to 40,000 IU/week for at least 8 doses or equivalent; or 1050 mg/kg/week for at least 8 doses or equivalent
Darbepoetin- darbepoetin alpha more than equal to 240 µg every week for at least 12 weeks or equivalent 
Intolerant to prior ESA treatment: Documentation of discontinuation of prior ESA-containing regimen, either as a single agent or in combination (e.g., with G-CSF), at any time after introduction due to intolerance or an AE
ESA ineligible: Low chance of response to ESA based on endogenous serum EPO level more than 200 U/L for subjects not previously treated with ESAs
If the patient was previously treated with ESAs or G-CSF/granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), both agents must have been discontinued more than equal to 4 weeks prior to the date of randomization
Required RBC transfusions, as documented by the following criteria:
Average transfusion requirement of more than equal to 2 units/8 weeks of packed RBCs (pRBCs) confirmed for a minimum of 16 weeks immediately preceding Luspatercept treatment
Hemoglobin levels at the time of or within 7 days prior to administration of a RBC transfusion must have been less than equal to 9.0 g/dL with symptoms of anemia or (less than equal to 7 g/dl in absence of symptoms) in order for the transfusion to be counted towards meeting eligibility criteria. Red blood cell transfusions administered when Hgb levels were more than 9 g/dL and/or RBC transfusions administered for elective surgery ,infections or bleeding events will qualify as a required transfusion for the purpose of meeting eligibility criteria
No consecutive 56-day period that was RBC transfusion free during the 16 weeks immediately preceding randomization
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) score of 0, 1, or 2

 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Beta-Thalassemia
A diagnosis of Haemoglobin S/β-thalassemia or alpha (α)-thalassemia (e.g., Haemoglobin H).
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) or stroke requiring medical intervention more than equal to 24 weeks prior to randomization.
Use of chronic anticoagulant therapy is excluded unless the treatment stopped at least 28 days prior to randomization. Anticoagulant therapies used for prophylaxis for surgery or high-risk procedures as well as low Molecular Weight (LMW) heparin for superficial venous thrombosis and chronic aspirin are allowed.
Platelet count more than 1000 x 109/L
Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus within 24 weeks prior to randomization as defined by short term (e.g., hyperosmolar or ketoacidotic crisis) and/or history of diabetic cardiovascular complications (e.g., stroke or myocardial infarction).
Pregnant or lactating females.
Uncontrolled hypertension. Controlled hypertension for this protocol is considered less than equal to Grade 1 according to NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 4.0 (current active minor version).
Major organ damage, including:
Liver disease with alanine aminotransferase (ALT) more than 3 x the upper limit of normal (ULN) or history of evidence of cirrhosis.
Heart disease, heart failure as classified by the New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification 3 or higher, or significant arrhythmia requiring treatment, or recent myocardial infarction within 6 months of randomization.
Lung disease, including pulmonary fibrosis or pulmonary hypertension which are clinically significant i.e., more than equal to Grade 3 NCI CTCAE version 4.0 (current active minor version).
Creatinine clearance less than 60 mL/min (per Cockcroft-Gault formula).

MDS
MDS associated with del 5q cytogenetic abnormality
Secondary MDS, i.e., MDS that is known to have arisen as the result of chemical injury or treatment with chemotherapy and/or radiation for other diseases.
Subject has known clinically significant anemia due to iron, vitamin B12, or folate deficiencies, or autoimmune or hereditary hemolytic anemia, or gastrointestinal bleeding.
Iron deficiency to be determined by serum ferritin ≤ 15 μg/L and additional testing if clinically indicated (e.g., calculated transferrin saturation [iron/total iron binding capacity ≤ 20%] or bone marrow aspirate stain for iron)
Prior allogeneic or autologous stem cell transplant
Known history of diagnosis of AML
Uncontrolled hypertension, defined as repeated elevations of diastolic blood pressure
Subject has uncontrolled hypertension, defined as repeated elevations of systolic blood pressure (SBP) of ≥ 150 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥ 100 mmHg despite adequate treatment, or with a history of hypertensive crisis or hypertensive encephalopathy
Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) < 500/μL (0.5 x 109/L)
Platelet count < 50,000/μL (50 x 109/L)
Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGRF) or creatinine clearance < 40 mL/min/1.73 m2 or creatinine clearance < 40 mL/min.
Serum aspartate aminotransferase/serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (AST/SGOT) or alanine aminotransferase/serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (ALT/SGPT) ≥ 3.0 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
Total bilirubin ≥ 2.0 x ULN.
higher levels are acceptable if these can be attributed to active red blood cell precursor destruction within the bone marrow (i.e., ineffective erythropoiesis).
subjects are excluded if there is evidence of autoimmune hemolytic anemia manifested as a corrected reticulocyte count of > 2% with either a positive Coombs’ test or over 50% indirect bilirubin
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Beta-Thalassemia
Incidence of treatment related adverse events of grade 3 or higher adverse events: during the treatment period (up to 48 weeks) & during a 9-week follow-up period after the last cycle of study drug in B-Thalassemia.

MDS
Incidence of treatment related adverse events of grade 3 or higher adverse events: during the treatment period (up to 48 weeks) & during a 6-week follow-up period after the last cycle of study drug in MDS
 
screening visit,every 3 weeks (up to 48 weeks) & 9-week follow-up period after the last cycle of study drug in B-Thalassemia.

MDS
Screening visit, every 3 week (up to 48 weeks) & 6-week follow-up period after the last cycle of study drug in MDS
 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Beta-Thalassemia
% of Participants Who Achieved RBC Transfusion Burden Reduction (≥33% Reduction from Baseline) from Week 13 to Week 24 with a reduction of at least 2 red-cell units over this 12-week interval.
% of Participants Who Achieved RBC Transfusion Burden reduction of at least 33% from baseline during any 12-week interval with a reduction of at least 2 red-cell units over the interval
Incidence of all treatment related AEs in B-Thalassemia as defined as Type, frequency, severity, seriousness of AEs and relationship of AEs to Luspatercept. From Screening through 9 weeks post Luspatercept last cycle.
MDS
% Of Participants Who Achieved Red Blood Cell Transfusion Independence (RBC-TI) during any consecutive 56 day period from Week 1 Through Week 24.
Incidence of all treatment related AEs in MDS as defined as Type, frequency, severity, seriousness of AEs and relationship of AEs to Luspatercept. From Screening through 6 weeks post Luspatercept last cycle.
 
Beta-thalassemia
Week 13 to Week 24

MDS
56 day period from Week 1 Through Week 24 
Beta-Thalassemia
% of Participants Who Achieved RBC Transfusion Burden Reduction (≥33% Reduction from Baseline) from Week 13 to Week 24 with a reduction of at least 2 red-cell units over this 12-week interval.
% of Participants Who Achieved RBC Transfusion Burden reduction of at least 33% from baseline during any 12-week interval with a reduction of at least 2 red-cell units over the interval
Incidence of all treatment related AEs in B-Thalassemia as defined as Type, frequency, severity, seriousness of AEs and relationship of AEs to Luspatercept. From Screening through 9 weeks post Luspatercept last cycle.
MDS
% Of Participants Who Achieved Red Blood Cell Transfusion Independence (RBC-TI) during any consecutive 56 day period from Week 1 Through Week 24.
Incidence of all treatment related AEs in MDS as defined as Type, frequency, severity, seriousness of AEs and relationship of AEs to Luspatercept. From Screening through 6 weeks post Luspatercept last cycle.
 
Beta-thalassemia
Week 13 to Week 24

MDS
56 day period from Week 1 Through Week 24 
Beta-Thalassemia
% of Participants Who Achieved RBC Transfusion Burden Reduction (≥33% Reduction from Baseline) from Week 13 to Week 24 with a reduction of at least 2 red-cell units over this 12-week interval.
% of Participants Who Achieved RBC Transfusion Burden reduction of at least 33% from baseline during any 12-week interval with a reduction of at least 2 red-cell units over the interval
Incidence of all treatment related AEs in B-Thalassemia as defined as Type, frequency, severity, seriousness of AEs and relationship of AEs to Luspatercept. From Screening through 9 weeks post Luspatercept last cycle.
MDS
% Of Participants Who Achieved Red Blood Cell Transfusion Independence (RBC-TI) during any consecutive 56 day period from Week 1 Through Week 24.
Incidence of all treatment related AEs in MDS as defined as Type, frequency, severity, seriousness of AEs and relationship of AEs to Luspatercept. From Screening through 6 weeks post Luspatercept last cycle.
 
Beta-thalassemia
Week 13 to Week 24

MDS
56 day period from Week 1 Through Week 24 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   15/03/2023 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="3"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Open to Recruitment 
Publication Details   NIL 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   A PHASE 4 STUDY TO EVALUATE SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF LUSPATERCEPT (ACE-536) FOR THE TREATMENT OF ANEMIA DUE TO IPSS-R VERY LOW, LOW, OR INTERMEDIATE RISK MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES (MDS) WITH RING SIDEROBLASTS WHO REQUIRE RED BLOOD CELL TRANSFUSIONS IN SUBJECTS WHO HAVE HAD UNSATISFACTORY RESPONSE TO OR ARE INELIGIBLE TO ERYTHROPOIETIN BASED THERAPY AND IN SUBJECTS WITH TRANSFUSION DEPENDENT ANEMIA DUE TO BETA-THALASSEMIA 
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