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Elritercept

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Myelofibrosis | Small molecule | Oncology |Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited|Last Updated: Jul 22, 2026

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Trial Design
RandomizedDouble-BlindPLACEBO_CONTROLLEDDMC
Total Trials2
Total Enrollment459
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Clinical trial landscape

Elritercept · 5 trials · 5 indications

Phase 3 3Phase 2 2
NCT07623161A Study to Compare Elritercept to Placebo in Adults With Myelofibrosis and Anemia Who Are Taking RuxolitinibMyelofibrosis
NOT YET_RECRUITING324 Analytics
NCT07422480A Study to Compare Elritercept With Epoetin Alfa to Treat Anemia in Adults With Very Low, Low, or Intermediate Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Who Need Regular Blood TransfusionsMyelodysplastic Syndrome
RECRUITING300 Analytics
NCT06499285A Study of Elritercept to Treat Anemia in Adults With Very Low, Low, or Intermediate Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Who Need Regular Blood TransfusionsMyelodysplastic Syndromes
RECRUITING225 Analytics
PHASE3NOT YET_RECRUITING
A Study to Compare Elritercept to Placebo in Adults With Myelofibrosis and Anemia Who Are Taking Ruxolitinib
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PHASE3RECRUITING
A Study to Compare Elritercept With Epoetin Alfa to Treat Anemia in Adults With Very Low, Low, or Intermediate Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Who Need Regular Blood Transfusions
Myelodysplastic SyndromeUnlock trial analytics
PHASE3RECRUITING
A Study of Elritercept to Treat Anemia in Adults With Very Low, Low, or Intermediate Risk Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) Who Need Regular Blood Transfusions
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Study Endpoints
Primary Endpoints
Proportion of Participants Who Are Red Blood Cell-Transfusion Independent (RBC-TI) for Any Consecutive Greater Than or Equal to (≥) 12-Week Period During the 36-Week Double-Blinded Treatment Period
From Cycle 1 Day 1 through Week 36 (each cycle is 28 days)

RBC-TI is defined as no RBC transfusions administered for the specified time period during study treatment.

Proportion of Participants who are RBC Transfusion Independent (RBC-TI) for any Consecutive Greater Than Equal to (≥) 12-Week Period From Day 1 Through 24 Weeks With Concurrent Mean Hemoglobin (Hgb) Increase ≥ 1.5 Grams per Deciliter (g/dL) From Baseline
From Cycle 1 Day 1 through Week 24 (each cycle is 28 days)

RBC-TI is defined as no red blood cell (RBC) transfusions administered for the specified time period during study treatment.

Percentage of Participants Achieving Transfusion Independence (TI) for ≥8 Weeks
Baseline through Week 24

Transfusion independence is defined as the absence of any red blood cells (RBC) transfusions in a period of at least 8 weeks after the first dose of the study treatment through week 24.

Part 1: Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs), Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs), Severe Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
From signing of the informed consent form (ICF) through 30 days after the last dose of study drug (approximately 8 years)

AE:any untoward medical occurrence (MO) in clinical study participant administered medicinal product not necessarily having causal relationship with treatment.Severe AE medically significant AE but not immediately life-threatening;may result in hospitalization/ prolonged hospital stay;disability.SAE:any untoward MO that,at any dose results in death,is life-threatening,requires in-patient hospitalization/ prolongation of existing hospitalization,results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity,is congenital anomaly/birth defect,is medically important event.DLT: any following safety events-death,Grade 4 neutropenia/ thrombocytopenia \>7 days,Grade 3 thrombocytopenia with bleeding,Neutropenic fever,assessments meeting Hy's law,Grade ≥3 nonhematologic treatment-emergent adverse events(TEAEs),elevated hemoglobin(Hgb)/ platelet count requiring dose modification, other safety event considered by Safety Review Committee(SRC) to be significant to warrant categorization as DLT.

Part 2 and Long-Term Extension: Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs), Severe AEs and SAEs
From signing of the ICF through 30 days after the last dose of study drug, (approximately 8 years)

An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant administered a medicinal product that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. Severe AE is defined as an AE which is medically significant but not immediately life-threatening; may result in hospitalization or prolonged hospital stay; disabling. An SAE is any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose: results in death, is life-threatening, requires in-patient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect, is a medically important event.

Number of Participants with Treatment Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
From treatment initiation to end of study (up to 11.2 years)

An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence, in a clinical study participant administered a medicinal product, that does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment. An AE can therefore be any unfavorable and unintended sign (including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom, or disease temporally associated with the use of a medicinal (investigational) product, whether or not it is related to the medicinal (investigational) product. An SAE is any untoward medical occurrence that, at any dose: results in death, is life threatening, requires in-patient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, is a congenital anomaly/birth defect, is a medically important event.

Secondary Endpoints
Proportion of Participants Who Achieve ≥50 Percent (%) Reduction in RBC Transfusion Burden From Baseline Over Any Consecutive 12-Week Period
From Cycle 1 Day 1 through Week 36 (each cycle is 28 days)
Proportion of Participants Who Are RBC-TI for Any Consecutive ≥16-Week Period
From Cycle 1 Day 1 through Week 36 (each cycle is 28 days)
Proportion of Participants Who Are RBC-TI for Any Consecutive ≥12-Week Period With Concurrent Mean Hemoglobin (Hgb) Increase ≥1.5 Grams per Deciliter (g/dL) From Baseline
From Cycle 1 Day 1 through Week 36 (each cycle is 28 days)
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Study Design & Arms
AllocationRANDOMIZED
MaskingTRIPLE
ModelPARALLEL
PurposeTREATMENT
Treatment Arms
ArmTypeDescription
ElriterceptEXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive elritercept at a starting dose of 3.75 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) subcutaneously (SC) once every 4 weeks (Q4W) on Day 1 of each 28-day cycle for approximately 36 weeks during the double-blinded treatment period, with possible up-titration to 5.0 mg/kg from Cycle 3 Day 1 based on response and safety/tolerability. Participants may continue to receive elritercept during the extended open-label treatment period.
PlaceboPLACEBO_COMPARATORParticipants will receive elritercept-matching placebo with equivalent volume to elritercept SC Q4W on Day 1 of each 28-day cycle for approximately 36 weeks during the double-blinded treatment period. Eligible participants may initiate elritercept at a starting dose of 3.75 mg/kg SC Q4W on Day 1 of each 28-day cycle during the extended open-label treatment period, with possible up-titration to 5.0 mg/kg after 2 cycles, based on response and safety/tolerability.
Epoetin AlfaACTIVE_COMPARATORParticipants will receive a starting dose of epoetin Alfa at 450 international units per kilograms (IU/kg) administered SC once every week, and may have the dose escalated up to 1050 IU/kg.
Arm 1A: ElriterceptEXPERIMENTALParticipants with anemia who have discontinued Janus Kinase (JAK) inhibitor(s) or are intolerant or ineligible for JAK inhibitor(s) will be administered escalating doses of elritercept, starting at 0.75 milligrams per kilograms (mg/kg) followed by 1.5 mg/kg and 4.5 mg/kg subcutaneously (SC), every 4 weeks for 13 cycles for a total Treatment Period of 52 weeks. Each cycle is 28 days.
Arm 1B: Elritercept + RuxolitinibEXPERIMENTALParticipants with anemia who have been receiving ruxolitinib for ≥8 weeks prior to Cycle 1 Day 1 (C1D1) and are on a stable dose for ≥4 weeks prior to C1D1 will be administered escalating doses of elritercept, starting at 0.75 mg/kg and followed by 1.5 mg/kg and 4.5 mg/kg, SC, every 4 weeks for 13 cycles in combination with ruxolitinib therapy for a total Treatment Period of 52 weeks. Each cycle is 28 days.
Arm 2A: ElriterceptEXPERIMENTALParticipants with with anemia who have discontinued JAK inhibitor(s) or are intolerant or ineligible for JAK inhibitor(s) will be administered elritercept, 3.75 mg/kg, SC, every 4 weeks for 13 cycles for a total Treatment Period of 52 weeks. Each cycle is 28 days.
Arm 2B: Elritercept + RuxolitinibEXPERIMENTALParticipants with anemia who have been receiving ruxolitinib for ≥8 weeks prior to C1D1 and are on a stable dose for ≥4 weeks prior to C1D1 will be administered elritercept, 3.75 mg/kg, SC, every 4 weeks for 13 cycles in combination with ruxolitinib therapy for a total Treatment Period of 52 weeks. Each cycle is 28 days.
Experimental: Arm 2C: Elritercept (Brazil Only)EXPERIMENTALParticipants from Brazil with anemia who have received no prior treatment with JAK inhibitor(s) and have no access to JAK inhibitor therapy will be administered elritercept, 3.75 mg/kg, SC, every 4 weeks for 13 cycles for a total Treatment Period of 52 weeks. Each cycle is 28 days.
Long-Term ExtensionEXPERIMENTALParticipants from Arms 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B and 2C benefiting from the continued elritercept treatment as a monotherapy or in combination with ruxolitinib can continue to receive elritercept in this long-term extension phase until elritercept becomes commercially available or until elritercept is no longer being developed for the treatment of MF.
Part 1: Elritercept Cohort 1EXPERIMENTALParticipants will be administered elritercept at 0.75 milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg), subcutaneous (SC) injection, every 4 weeks on Day 1 of each cycle for up to 4 cycles (each cycle = 28 days). Following the above dose regimen, participants will continue to receive elritercept, administered SC, on Day 1, every 4 weeks up to 24 cycles (each cycle = 28 days).
Part 1: Elritercept Cohort 2EXPERIMENTALParticipants will be administered elritercept at 1.5 mg/kg, SC injection, every 4 weeks on Day 1 of each cycle for up to 4 cycles (each cycle = 28 days). Following the above dose regimen, participants will continue to receive elritercept, administered SC, on Day 1, every 4 weeks up to 24 cycles (each cycle = 28 days).
Part 1: Elritercept Cohort 3EXPERIMENTALParticipants will be administered elritercept at 2.5 mg/kg, SC injection, every 4 weeks on Day 1 of each cycle for up to 4 cycles (each cycle = 28 days). Following the above dose regimen, participants will continue to receive elritercept, administered SC, on Day 1, every 4 weeks up to 24 cycles (each cycle = 28 days).
Part 1: Elritercept Cohort 4EXPERIMENTALParticipants will be administered elritercept at 3.75 mg/kg, SC injection, every 4 weeks on Day 1 of each cycle for up to 4 cycles (each cycle = 28 days). Following the above dose regimen, participants will continue to receive elritercept, administered SC, on Day 1, every 4 weeks up to 24 cycles (each cycle = 28 days).
Part 1: Elritercept Cohort 5EXPERIMENTALParticipants will be administered elritercept at 5.0 mg/kg, SC injection, every 4 weeks on Day 1 of each cycle for up to 4 cycles (each cycle = 28 days). Following the above dose regimen, participants will continue to receive elritercept, administered SC, on Day 1, every 4 weeks up to 24 cycles(each cycle = 28 days).
Part 2: Elritercept Dose Confirmation Cohort AEXPERIMENTALParticipants with ring sideroblasts (RS)-positive Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) who are requiring red blood cell (RBC) transfusions will be administered Elritercept at 3.75 mg/kg, SC injection, on Day 1, every 4 weeks for up to 24 cycles (each cycle = 28 days). The dose can be modified based on participant's response.
Part 2: Elritercept Dose Confirmation Cohort BEXPERIMENTALParticipants with non-RS MDS who are requiring RBC transfusions will be administered Elritercept at 3.75 mg/kg, SC injection, on Day 1, every 4 weeks for up to 24 cycles (each cycle = 28 days). The dose can be modified based on participant's response.
Part 2: Elritercept Dose Confirmation Cohort CEXPERIMENTALParticipants who are non-transfused with either RS-positive MDS or non-RS MDS will be administered Elritercept at 3.75 mg/kg, SC injection, on Day 1, every 4 weeks for up to 24 cycles (each cycle = 28 days). The dose can be modified based on participant's response.
Experimental: Part 2: Elritercept Dose Confirmation Cohort DEXPERIMENTALParticipants with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML) and anemia will be administered Elritercept at 3.75 mg/kg, SC injection, on Day 1, every 4 weeks for up to 24 cycles (each cycle = 28 days). The dose can be modified based on participant's response.
Part 2: Elritercept Dose Confirmation Cohort EEXPERIMENTALParticipants with MDS (either RS-positive or non-RS) who are requiring RBC transfusions, have iron-overload, and are receiving iron chelation therapy will be administered Elritercept at 3.75 mg/kg, SC injection, on Day 1, every 4 weeks for up to 24 cycles (each cycle = 28 days). The dose can be modified based on participant's response.
Part 2: Elritercept Dose Confirmation Cohort FEXPERIMENTALParticipants with MDS (either RS-positive or non-RS) who are requiring RBC transfusions, have iron-overload, and are not receiving iron chelation therapy will be administered Elritercept at 3.75 mg/kg, SC injection, on Day 1, every 4 weeks for up to 24 cycles (each cycle = 28 days). The dose can be modified based on participant's response.
Part 2: Elritercept Dose Confirmation Cohort GEXPERIMENTALParticipants with MDS (either RS-positive or non-RS) who require RBC transfusions and have either relapsed, become refractory to, or intolerant to frontline luspatercept treatment will be administered Elritercept at 3.75 mg/kg, SC injection, on Day 1, every 4 weeks for up to 24 cycles (each cycle = 28 days). The dose can be modified based on participant's response.
Long-term Extension CohortEXPERIMENTALParticipants from Part 1 and 2 cohorts who may have potential benefit from continued elritercept treatment, in the opinion of the Investigator, may elect to continue in the LTE at the same dose they were being administered in Part 1 and 2, SC injection, on day 1, every 4 weeks until end of treatment (EOT) (approximately 122 months).
Interventions
NameTypeDescription
PlaceboDRUGElritercept-matching placebo
ElriterceptDRUGElritercept, SC, injection
Epoetin AlfaDRUGEpoetin Alfa SC injection.
RuxolitinibDRUGRuxolitinib tablet.
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Eligibility Criteria
Age Range18 Years to N/A
SexALL
Healthy VolunteersNo

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Aged ≥18 years at the time of signing the informed consent form (ICF). 2. Able to understand the purpose and risks of the trial and voluntarily sign an ICF. 3. Diagnosed with primary myelofibrosis (PMF), post-essential thrombocythemia (post-ET MF) or post-polycythemia vera (p...

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