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Blinatumomab in Children and Adolescents with Relapsed/Refractory B Cell Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Real-Life Multicenter Retrospective Study in Seven AIEOP (Associazione Italiana di Ematologia e Oncologia Pediatrica) Centers

Authors :
Giuliana Beneduce
Antonia De Matteo
Pio Stellato
Anna M. Testi
Nicoletta Bertorello
Antonella Colombini
Maria C. Putti
Carmelo Rizzari
Simone Cesaro
Monica Cellini
Elena Barisone
Fara Petruzziello
Giuseppe Menna
Rosanna Parasole
Beneduce, G
De Matteo, A
Stellato, P
Testi, A
Bertorello, N
Colombini, A
Putti, M
Rizzari, C
Cesaro, S
Cellini, M
Barisone, E
Petruzziello, F
Menna, G
Parasole, R
Source :
Europe PubMed Central, Cancers; Volume 14; Issue 2; Pages: 426, Cancers, Cancers, Vol 14, Iss 426, p 426 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2022.

Abstract

Simple Summary Blinatumomab, a bispecific T-cell engager, binding T-cell CD3 and B-cell CD19 antigens, has remarkably enlarged the treatment options for patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (r/r BCP-ALL). The aim of our study was to retrospectively assess the safety and efficacy profile of blinatumomab in 39 r/r ALL children treated in seven AIEOP centers in a compassionate or off-label program. This report is among the largest multicentric real-life retrospective analyses on blinatumomab in pediatric r/r BCP ALL. Blinatumomab showed a tolerable safety profile (34.8% of adverse events ≥grade 3, no cytokine release syndrome and no associated toxic deaths) and proved to be very effective (complete remission rate 46% in the 13 patients with ≥5% blasts and 81% PCR/FC MRD negativity in the 26 patients with

Details

ISSN :
20726694
Volume :
14
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Cancers
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....1b4d056219925bd5491c38b59e8d96fa
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14020426