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Efficacy and Safety of Recombinant Human Erythropoietin Combined with All-Trans Retinoic Acid and Testosterone Undecanoate in Treating Anemia in Patients with Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes: A Prospective, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Clinical Study

Efficacy and Safety of Recombinant Human Erythropoietin Combined with All-Trans Retinoic Acid and Testosterone Undecanoate in Treating Anemia in Patients with Lower-Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes: A Prospective, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Clinical Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500109369
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-09-17
Start date
2025-09-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Interventions

experimental group:Recombinant human erythropoietin, 36000IU subcutaneous injection biw
ATRA, 20mg po bid
testosterone undecanoate, 80mg po bid
Continuous administration of the three drugs for 12 weeks.
control group:Recombinant human erythropoietin, 36000IU subcutaneous injection biw
Placebo, 20mg po bid

Sponsors

The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Primary myelodysplastic syndrome diagnosed less than 6 months is classified as very low-risk, low-risk or intermediate-risk =30×10^9/L, absolute neutrophil count >=0.5×10^9/L; 6. Serum erythropoietin level > 500IU/L; 7. Willing to sign the informed consent form, understand and comply with the requirements of the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Planned myeloablative chemotherapy or craniospinal radiotherapy during the study period, or prior history of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT); 2.Myelodysplastic syndromes with isolated del(5q) (5q- syndrome); 3.Prior treatment with hypomethylating agents, lenalidomide, or luspatercept; 4.Previous failure of high-dose erythropoietin (EPO) therapy after a continuous 12-week treatment course; 5.Uncontrolled active infection, or other active malignancies that may interfere with the study; 6.New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension or hypotension, or conditions with risk of thromboembolic events; 7.Thromboembolic events within 6 months prior to enrollment (e.g., deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, stroke, or transient ischemic attack [TIA]), or patients deemed inappropriate for this clinical trial by the investigator; 8.Any other condition considered by the investigator to render the patient unsuitable for study participation.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Hemoglobin response rate of subjects during the treatment period (12 weeks);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Percentage change in red blood cell transfusion volume during treatment;Proportion of subjects achieving transfusion independence during the treatment period;Time to First Hemoglobin Response;Duration of Hemoglobin Response;Correlation between IPSS-R/M prognostic stratification, prior treatment status, and hemoglobin response rate;Overall survival;Platelet response rate and neutrophil response rate at 2 weeks after the end of the treatment period;Proportion of subjects with disease progression from baseline to week 20;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactHongyan Tong

The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medcine, Zhejiang University

hongyantong@aliyun.com+86 139 5812 2357

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026