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NCT Number: NCT06964971

Treatment of Transfusion-dependent Nonsevere Aplastic Anemia With Luspatercept: a Multicenter Prospective Clinical Study

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether Luspatercept alone or in combination with Deferasirox can promote hematopoietic function in patients with transfusion-dependent non-severe aplastic anemia, as well as to assess the safety and efficacy of this treatment approach.

The main questions it aims to answer is:

whether the combination therapy of Luspatercept and Deferasirox can improve hemoglobin levels in these patients.

Participants will receive Luspatercept every 3 to 5 weeks based on hemoglobin response, undergo complete blood counts every 1 to 3 weeks, and receive other necessary evaluations as required.

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Key information

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310000, China

Location contact

Hangping Ge

CONTACT

[email protected]

+86 13738092542

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 1.Age >= 18 years; 2.According to the "Chinese Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Aplastic Anemia (2022 Edition)", the patient must be diagnosed with transfusion-dependent non-severe aplastic anemia (TD-NSAA) and meet the requirement of erythroid hyperplasia in bone marrow aspiration from the posterior iliac crest and/or sternum being more than 15%; 3.If not newly diagnosed with TD-NSAA, and there are combined primary disease maintenance medications, the following conditions must be met:
  • The patient has not received and does not consider HSCT or ATG treatment for at least the next six months;
  • If maintaining oral immunosuppressive therapy, the course must be at least 6 months and assessed as ineffective;
  • If maintaining androgen therapy, the course must be at least 3 months and assessed as ineffective;
  • If maintaining recombinant human erythropoietin therapy, the course must be at least 3 months and assessed as ineffective;
  • If maintaining thrombopoietin receptor agonist (TPO-RA) therapy, the duration must be >=6 months with confirmed inefficacy, and a washout period of >=1 month is required before study enrollment;
  • If the above maintenance medication durations are not met, a washout period of at least 1 month is required; 4.Serum ferritin level >= 1000 ng/ml; 5.Complete whole exome sequencing and MDS/AA next-generation sequencing testing are required.

Exclusion criteria

  • 1. Severe hepatic dysfunction (ALT or AST ≥ 3 × ULN); 2.Severe renal impairment (eGFR < 30 ml/min/1.73m² or patients with end-stage renal disease); 3.Cardiac disease, including New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class 3 or higher heart failure, or severe arrhythmia requiring treatment, or recent myocardial infarction within 6 months of randomization; 4.Patients with uncontrolled hypertension, with controlled hypertension according to NCI CTCAE version 5.0 considered as ≤ Grade 1 for this protocol; 5.Patients with a PNH clone > 1%; 6.Patients planning to become pregnant or who are pregnant; 7.Surgical or clinical conditions that may significantly alter drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion (e.g., gastritis, ulcers, history of gastrointestinal or rectal bleeding; history of major gastrointestinal surgery); 8.Patients carrying congenital bone marrow failure-related gene mutations (homozygous or heterozygous, regardless of whether they are pathogenic/benign/likely benign/ of uncertain significance).

Treatment and study plan

Luspatercept

Drug

The recommended starting dose of luspatercept is 1.5 mg/kg administered subcutaneously (SC) once every 3 weeks. Treatment response should be evaluated and dosage adjusted after at least 3 treatment cycles (9 weeks).

Luspatercept combine with Deferasirox

Drug

The recommended starting dose of luspatercept is 1.5 mg/kg administered subcutaneously (SC) once every 3 weeks. Treatment response should be evaluated and dosage adjusted after at least 3 treatment cycles (9 weeks).

For patient with platelet counts < 50×10⁹/L:

Deferasirox dosage: 8-10 mg/kg/day, orally.

For platelet counts ≥ 50×10⁹/L:

Deferasirox dosage: 20 mg/kg/day, orally. Discontinue deferasirox if serum ferritin drops below 500 μg/L.

Primary outcomes

  1. Hemoglobin

    Time frame: Baseline (1 month before treatment), treatment phase: 12 weeks (twice weekly in weeks 1 / 2, once weekly in week 3, once every 3 weeks ), mid-treatment phase: 12 weeks (once every 3 weeks), follow-up period: 48 weeks (once every 12 weeks).

    Mild anemia: Defined as a hemoglobin level <120 g/L in adult males or <110 g/L in adult females, but >90 g/L.

    Moderate anemia: Hemoglobin level between 60-90 g/L. Severe anemia: Hemoglobin level between 30-60 g/L. Extremely severe anemia: Hemoglobin level <30 g/L.

Secondary outcomes

  1. platelets

    Time frame: Baseline (30 days before treatment), treatment phase: 12 weeks (twice weekly in weeks 1 / 2, once weekly in week 3, once every 3 weeks ), mid-treatment phase: 12 weeks (once every 3 weeks).

  2. Ferritin

    Time frame: Baseline (30 days before treatment), treatment phase: 12 weeks ( once every 3 weeks ), mid-treatment phase: 12 weeks (once every 3 weeks)

  3. Proportion of patients transfusion-free for ≥8 weeks and ≥12 weeks

    Time frame: treatment phase: 12 weeks (twice weekly in weeks 1 / 2, once weekly in week 3, once every 3 weeks ), mid-treatment phase: 12 weeks (once every 3 weeks)

  4. Overall response rate (ORR; CR + PR) at Week 12 and Week 24 of treatment

    Time frame: Week 12 and Week 24

    ORR: Overall Response Rate (defined as the proportion of patients achieving complete response [CR] or partial response [PR]).

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Dijiong Wu, Ph.D.

CONTACT

[email protected]

+86 13989463963

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
May 11, 2025
Registry last updated
May 11, 2025

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