US FDA Approves Bristol Myers Squibb’s Reblozyl as First-Line Treatment of Anemia in Adults with Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Reblozyl is the first and only therapy to demonstrate superiority compared to an erythropoiesis stimulating agent (ESA) in MDS-related anemia based on interim results from pivotal Phase 3 COMMANDS trial, expanding approved population to ESA-naïve patients, regardless of ring sideroblast status

In head-to-head study, results showed Reblozyl nearly doubled the percent of patients achieving primary endpoint of concurrent transfusion independence and hemoglobin (Hb) increase vs. epoetin alfa, with a well-established safety profile