CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Acceleron Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ:XLRN), a leading biopharmaceutical company in the discovery and development of TGF-beta therapeutics to treat serious and rare diseases, today announced that two abstracts on lead product candidate luspatercept will be presented at the 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting held in Chicago, Illinois on June 1-5, 2018. Luspatercept is being developed as part of a global collaboration between Acceleron and Celgene.
Poster Presentations at ASCO:
| Title: |
Erythropoietic Cellular Analyses in Luspatercept-Treated
Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic |
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| Session: | Hematologic Malignancies—Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, and Allotransplant | ||
| Date: |
Monday, June 4th |
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| Time: | 11:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. CDT (McCormick Place, E450) | ||
| Title: |
A Phase 2, Multicenter, Open-Label Study of the Safety and
Efficacy of Luspatercept in |
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| Session: | Hematologic Malignancies—Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, and Allotransplant | ||
| Date: | Monday, June 4th | ||
| Time: | 8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. CDT (McCormick Place, Hall A) | ||
The MDS Phase 2 poster presentation at the conference will include updated information beyond that included in the abstract available on the ASCO conference website on May 16, 2018. The clinical posters will be available immediately following the presentations at the conference on June 4, 2018 in the “Science” section on Acceleron’s website, www.acceleronpharma.com.
About Luspatercept
Luspatercept is a first-in-class erythroid maturation agent (EMA) that regulates late-stage red blood cell maturation. Acceleron and Celgene are jointly developing luspatercept as part of a global collaboration. Phase 3 clinical trials are underway to evaluate the safety and efficacy of luspatercept in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (the MEDALIST trial) and in patients with beta-thalassemia (the BELIEVE trial). A Phase 3 trial is being planned in first-line, lower-risk, myelodysplastic syndromes patients (the COMMANDS trial). The BEYOND Phase 2 trial in non-transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia and a Phase 2 trial in myelofibrosis are ongoing. For more information, please visit www.clinicaltrials.gov.
About Acceleron
Acceleron is a Cambridge-based, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapeutics to treat serious and rare diseases. The Company's leadership in the understanding of TGF-beta biology and protein engineering generates innovative compounds that engage the body's ability to regulate cellular growth and repair.
Acceleron focuses its research and development efforts in hematologic, neuromuscular, and pulmonary diseases. In hematology, the Company and its global collaboration partner, Celgene, are developing luspatercept for the treatment of chronic anemia in myelodysplastic syndromes, beta-thalassemia, and myelofibrosis. Acceleron is also advancing its neuromuscular franchise with two distinct Myostatin+ agents, ACE-083 and ACE-2494, and a pulmonary program with a Phase 2 trial of sotatercept planned in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
For more information, please visit www.acceleronpharma.com. Follow Acceleron on social media: @AcceleronPharma and LinkedIn.
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