The present disclosure provides methods of treating
anemia in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to the patient in need thereof an effective amount of
salmeterol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Salmeterol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof may be administered conjointly with an
erythropoiesis-stimulating agent, optionally wherein the
anemia is
refractory to the
erythropoiesis-stimulating agent. Also provided are methods of promoting differentiation of an erythroid
progenitor cell toward a mature
red blood cell in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering an effective amount of
salmeterol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present disclosure further provides methods comprising administering
salbutamol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Salmeterol,
salbutamol, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof may be administered conjointly with other FDA-approved drugs such as luspatercept,
lenalidomide, daprodustat, vadadustat, an
erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA), and / or a hypomethylating agent.