A Phase 3b, Open-label, Single-arm, Rollover Study to Evaluate Long-term Safety in Subjects Who Have Participated in Other Luspatercept (ACE-536) Clinical Trials
Summary
A Phase 3b, open-label, single-arm, rollover study to evaluate the long-term safety of luspatercept, to the following participants: * Participants receiving luspatercept on a parent protocol at the time of their transition to the rollover study, who tolerate the protocol-prescribed regimen in the parent trial and, in the opinion of the investigator, may derive clinical benefit from continuing treatment with luspatercept * Participants in the follow-up phase previously treated with luspatercept or placebo in the parent protocol will continue into long-term post-treatment follow-up in the rollover study until the follow-up commitments are met * The study design is divided into the Transition Phase, Treatment Phase and Follow-up Phase. Participants will enter transition phase and depending on their background will enter either the treatment phase or the Long-term Post-treatment Follow-up (LTPTFU) phase * Transition Phase is defined as one Enrollment visit * Treatment Phase: For participants in luspatercept treatment the dose and schedule of luspatercept in this study will be the same as the last dose and schedule in the parent luspatercept study. This does not apply to participants that are in long-term follow-up from the parent protocol * Follow-up Phase includes: \- 42 Day Safety Follow-up Visit * During the Safety Follow up, the participants will be followed for 42 days after the last dose of luspatercept, for the assessment of safety-related parameters and adverse event (AE) reporting \- Long-term Post-treatment Follow-up (LTPTFU) Phase * Participants will be followed for overall survival every 6 months for at least 5 years from first dose of luspatercept in the parent protocol, or 3 years of post-treatment from last dose, whichever occurs later, or until death, withdrawal of consent, study termination, or until a subject is lost to follow-up. Participants will also be monitored for progression to AML or any malignancies/pre-malignancies. New anticancer or disease related therapies should be collected at the same time schedule Participants transitioning from a parent luspatercept study in post-treatment follow-up (safety or LTPTFU) will continue from the same equivalent point in this rollover study. The ACE-536-LTFU-001 rollover study will be terminated, and relevant participants will discontinue from the study when all participants fulfill 5 years on the study, including treatment and follow-up.
Arms & interventions
- DrugLuspatercept
Luspatercept (ACE-536), an erythroid maturation agent, is a recombinant fusion protein consisting of a modified form of the extracellular domain (ECD) of the human activin receptor type IIB (ActRIIB) linked to the human immunoglobin G 1 (IgG1) Fc domain. ActRIIB receptor and its ligands are members of the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) superfamily. Members of the TGF-β superfamily ligands, through their binding to activin receptors, are involved in modulating the differentiation of late-stage erythrocyte precursors (normoblasts) in the bone marrow. Luspatercept for injection is formulated as a sterile, preservative-free, lyophilized cake/powder. Luspatercept for injection is available in 25 mg and 75 mg vials and when reconstituted with water for injection, each consists of 50 mg/mL luspatercept in a 10 mM citrate buffer-based solution
Outcome measures
Primary
Adverse Events (AEs)
Type, frequency, severity of AEs, relationship of treatment emergent adverse events to luspatercept
Time frame: From enrollment until at least 42 Day Safety Follow-up Phase
Number of participants progressing to high/very high risk MDS or AML.
Progression to high/very high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML) (MDS and myelofibrosis \[MF\] only).
Time frame: Enrollment to Long-term post-treatment follow-up (Approximately, 5 years)
Percentage of participants progressing to high/very high risk MDS or AML
Progression to high/very high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML) (MDS and myelofibrosis \[MF\] only)
Time frame: Enrollment to Long-term post-treatment follow-up (Approximately, 5 years)
Number of participants developing other malignancies/pre-malignancies
Development of other malignancies/pre-malignancies
Time frame: Enrollment to Long-term post-treatment follow-up (Approximately, 5 years)
Percentage of participants developing other malignancies/pre-malignancies
Development of other malignancies/pre-malignancies
Time frame: Enrollment to Long-term post-treatment follow-up (Approximately, 5 years)
Secondary
Overall Survival
Time frame: Enrollment to Long-term post-treatment follow-up (Approximately, 5 years)
Number of participants developing treatment emergent extramedullary hematopoiesis (EMH) masses
Time frame: Enrollment to Long-term post-treatment follow-up (Approximately, 5 years)
Percentage of participants developing treatment emergent EMH masses
Time frame: Enrollment to Long-term post-treatment follow-up (Approximately, 5 years)
Eligibility criteria
Study locations (12)
Local Institution - 968
Los Angeles, California, 90027-6062
Local Institution - 971
Oakland, California, 94609
Local Institution - 978
Stanford, California, 94305
Local Institution - 975
Tampa, Florida, 33612
Local Institution - 970
Chicago, Illinois, 60611
Local Institution - 973
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115
Local Institution - 961
Detroit, Michigan, 48201
Local Institution - 969
New York, New York, 10065
Local Institution - 967
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195
Local Institution - 972
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
Vanderbilt - Ingram Cancer Center
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232-5505
The University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas, 77030
References
- Musallam KM, Cappellini MD, Kattamis A, Dyer M, Hnoosh A, Eliason L, Pelligra CG, Guo S, Mu Y, Medlin LF, Reverte M, Kuo KHM, Taher AT. Patient-Reported Outcomes With Luspatercept Through 5 Years of Treatment in Patients With Non-Transfusion-Dependent beta-Thalassemia Treated in the BEYOND Trial. Eur J Haematol. 2026 Jul;117(1):161-173. doi: 10.1111/ejh.70161. Epub 2026 Mar 19.(PubMed)