Luspatercept is a recombinant fusion protein comprised of a modified extracellular domain of activin receptor type IIB fused to the FC domain of human IgG1. It was first approved for use in the United States in November 2019 under the brand name Reblozyl® for the treatment of anemia in patients with beta thalassemia who require regular blood transfusions. Luspatercept is novel in that it ameliorates anemia via action on late-stage erythropoiesis, in contrast to typical erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs), such as darbepoetin alfa and epoetin alfa, which act only on early-stage erythropoiesis. Luspatercept's novel mechanism of action, then, is uniquely suited for the treatment of conditions in which late-stage erythropoiesis is defective, such as beta thalassemia and other myelodysplastic diseases.
Luspatercept is indicated for the treatment of:
Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey, United States
The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
RTI Health Solutions, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, United States
Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH), Taipei, Taiwan
GSK Investigational Site, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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