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Cytokine gene polymorphisms are associated with response to blinatumomab in B‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
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European Journal of Haematology . Jun2021, Vol. 106 Issue 6, p851-858. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Blinatumomab is a bispecific T cell‐engaging antibody approved for treatment of relapsed/refractory (r/r) ALL, with 40%‐50% complete response (CR)/CR with incomplete count recovery (CRi). Cytokine release syndrome (CRS) as a major adverse effect after blinatumomab therapy. Here, we evaluated the possible association between single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in cytokine genes, disease response, and CRS in r/r ALL patients who received blinatumomab between 2012 and 2017 at our center (n = 66), using patients' archived DNA samples. With a median duration of 9.5 months (range: 1‐37), 37 patients (56.1%) achieved CR/CRi, 54 (81.8%) experienced CRS (G1: n = 35, G2: n = 14, G3: n = 5), and 9 (13.6%) developed neurotoxicity. By multivariable analysis, after adjusting for high disease burden, one SNP on IL2 (rs2069762), odds ratio (OR) = 0.074 (95% CI: NE‐0.43, P =.01) and one SNP on IL17A (rs4711998), OR = 0.28 (95% CI: 0.078‐0.92, P =.034) were independently associated with CR/CRi. None of the analyzed SNPs were associated with CRS. To our knowledge, this is the first study demonstrating a possible association between treatment response to blinatumomab and SNPs. Our hypothesis‐generated data suggest a potential role for IL‐17 and IL‐2 in blinatumomab response and justify a larger confirmatory study, which may lead to personalized blinatumomab immunotherapy for B‐ALL. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09024441
- Volume :
- 106
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- European Journal of Haematology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 150186355
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ejh.13622