Amy DeZern, MD, MHS, discusses a retrospective study on healthcare claims for patients with MDS treated with luspatercept and reviews patient-reported outcomes from the COMMANDS trial.
Guillermo Garcia-Manero, MD, presents data from the COMMANDS trial investigating luspatercept in erythropoiesis-stimulating agent-naive patients with transfusion-dependent lower-risk myelodysplastic syndromes.
Uwe Platzbecker, MD, discusses key findings from the phase 3 COMMANDS trial with luspatercept in patients with lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome with anemia, as well as the clinical implications of FDA approval of luspatercept for patients in this population.
Dr Platzbecker discusses the FDA approval of luspatercept in lower-risk myelodysplastic syndrome with anemia; key efficacy and safety data from the COMMANDS trial; and how this approval addresses historically unmet needs for this population.
Drs Garcia-Manero and Zeidan discuss the significance of efficacy and safety data from the COMMANDS trial in myelodysplastic syndrome, takeaways from the subgroup analyses, and expectations around treatment sequencing in the lower-risk population.