Results of RACE trial

The EBMT (European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation) conducts the RACE clinical trial to evaluate the combined therapy of equine ATG, ciclosporin and eltrombopag in patients with severe or very severe Aplastic Anaemia. “RACE” means “A prospective Randomized multicenter study comparing horse Antithymocyte globuline (hATG) + Cyclosporine A (CsA) with or without Eltrombopag as front-line therapy for severe aplastic anemia patients”.

Results of the trial (in the Netherlands by way of example) show good response rates in the patients who received all three medicines. In Germany, the trial must not be conducted because of missing admissions. However, we consider it to be important to watch the trial data in order to use it ind admission discussions with authorities.