European Commission approves Reblozyl (luspatercept) for the treatment of transfusion-dependent anaemia in adult patients with myelodysplastic syndromes or beta thalassaemia

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26 June 2020 - Reblozyl is the first and only erythroid maturation agent to be approved in the European Union, representing a new class of therapy.

Bristol Myers Squibb and Acceleron Pharma today announced that the European Commission has approved Reblozyl (luspatercept) for the treatment of:

  • Adult patients with transfusion-dependent anaemia due to very low-, low- and intermediate-risk myelodysplastic syndromes with ring sideroblasts, who had an unsatisfactory response or are ineligible for erythropoietin-based therapy.
  • Adult patients with transfusion-dependent anaemia associated with beta thalassaemia.

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