ASH: Further data strengthens the case for Reblozyl

10 December 2023

US pharma major Bristol Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY) has presented updated results from the primary analysis of the Phase III COMMANDS trial at the 2023 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting.

The trial is comparing Reblozyl (luspatercept-aamt) versus epoetin alfa for the treatment of anemia in erythropoiesis stimulating agent (ESA)-naïve patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) who may require red blood cell (RBC) transfusions.

"The analysis confirms that Reblozyl demonstrated clinical benefit across subgroups"Epoetin was originally manufactured and marketed by Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) under the brand name Epogen. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) subsidiary Janssen has also sold the drug under the name Procrit.

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