Efficacy of Imetelstat in Achieving Red Blood Cell Transfusion Independence (RBC-TI) across Different Risk Subgroups in Patients with Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (LR-MDS) Relapsed/Refractory (R/R) to Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents (ESAs) in IMerge Phase 3 Study
Komrokji R, Santini V, Fenaux P, Savona M, Madanat Y, Berry T, Sherman L, Navada S, Feller F, Sun L, Xia Q, Wan Y, Huang F, Zeidan A, Platzbecker U. Efficacy of Imetelstat in Achieving Red Blood Cell Transfusion Independence (RBC-TI) across Different Risk Subgroups in Patients with Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (LR-MDS) Relapsed/Refractory (R/R) to Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agents (ESAs) in IMerge Phase 3 Study. Blood 2023, 142: 194. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-181237.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternational Prognostic Scoring SystemLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesDifferent risk subgroupsErythropoiesis stimulating agentsLow-risk subgroupsRisk groupsRisk subgroupsResponse rateTI ratesRBC-TIClinical efficacyRisk categoriesHigh riskLower riskRed blood cell transfusion independenceIPSS risk groupPhase 3 portionIntermediate-risk groupCytogenetic risk groupHigh-risk patientsPhase 3 studyPrognostic scoring systemIntermediate-risk subgroupsHigh-risk subgroupsHigh-risk groupImpact of Mutational Status on Clinical Response to Imetelstat in Patients with Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes in the IMerge Phase 3 Study
Santini V, Zeidan A, Fenaux P, Madanat Y, Berry T, Feller F, Sun L, Xia Q, Wan Y, Huang F, Savona M, Platzbecker U. Impact of Mutational Status on Clinical Response to Imetelstat in Patients with Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes in the IMerge Phase 3 Study. Blood 2023, 142: 4603. DOI: 10.1182/blood-2023-179378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower-risk myelodysplastic syndromesPlacebo groupTransfusion independenceTI ratesHot spot mutationsPoor prognosisMyelodysplastic syndromeRed blood cell transfusion independenceASXL1 mutationsErythropoiesis-stimulating agentsPhase 3 studyStudy of patientsTI responsesPresence of mutationsSpecific mutationsClinical responseStudy entryClinical efficacyClinical benefitPeripheral bloodMutation subgroupsDNMT3A mutationsEpigenetic modifiersPatientsRUNX1 mutations