Conditions: Anemia
Keywords: Myelodysplastic Syndromes MDS transfusion dependent anemia Erythropoiesis stimulating agents non-del 5q
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 239
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether lenalidomide would reduce the number of red blood cell transfusions (RBC) needed in anemic (RBC transfusion-dependent) participants with low or intermediate-1 risk MDS without a deletion 5q chromosome abnormality. The study also investigated the safety of lenalidomide use in these participants. Two-thirds of the participants received oral lenalidomide and one-third of the participants received oral placebo.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: Lenalidomide 10 mg by mouth (PO) daily plus 2 placebo capsules for participants with a creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min for at least 168 days until disease progression, intolerable side effects or withdrawal of consent. Lenalidomide 5 mg PO daily plus 2 placebo capsules for participants with a creatinine clearance ≥ 40 and \< 60 mL/min. arm 2: Three placebo capsules once daily for at least 168 days until disease progression occurred, intolerable side effects or withdrawal of consent.

Interventions: intervention 1: Lenalidomide intervention 2: Placebo
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: One 10 mg Lenalidomide capsule + 2 placebo capsules or (3 placebo capsules) once daily for subjects with a creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min. Alternatively-one 5 mg Lenalidomide capsule + 2 placebo capsules (or 3 placebo capsules) once daily for subjects with a creatinine clearance between 40 and 60 mL/min. Subjects may take study drug for at least 168 days unless there are intolerable side effects or disease progresses. Subjects may continue study drug beyond 168 days if they have an erythroid response (increase in their hemoglobin levels and fewer transfusions administered than before starting study drug) intervention 2: 3 placebo capsules once daily. Subjects may take study drug for at least 168 days unless there are intolerable side effects or disease progresses. Subjects may continue study drug beyond 168 days if they have an erythroid response (increase in their hemoglobin levels and fewer transfusions administered than before starting study drug)

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