Thursday 12 July 2018

CELGENE AND ACCELERON ANNOUNCE LUSPATERCEPT ACHIEVED PRIMARY AND ALL KEY SECONDARY ENDPOINTS IN PHASE III 'BELIEVE' STUDY IN ADULTS WITH TRANSFUSION-DEPENDENT BETA-THALASSEMIA

SUMMIT, N.J. & CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 10 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) and Acceleron Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ: XLRN) today announced results from a phase III, randomized, double-blind, multi-center clinical study (BELIEVE). Luspatercept achieved a highly statistically significant improvement in the primary endpoint of erythroid response, which was defined as at least a 33 percent reduction from baseline in red blood cell (RBC) transfusion burden with a reduction of at least 2 units during the protocol-defined period of 12 consecutive weeks, from week 13 to week 24, compared to placebo.

BELIEVE evaluated the efficacy and safety of luspatercept plus best supportive care versus placebo plus best supportive care in adults with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia.
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