Overview
This is a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate whether short-term blinatumomab intensification before allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) can improve survival outcomes in adults with high-risk BCR::ABL1-negative B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) who have achieved measurable residual disease (MRD) negativity. Blinatumomab, a CD19/CD3 bispecific T-cell engager, has shown promising efficacy in eradicating MRD and prolonging survival in B-ALL patients. In this study, eligible participants will be randomly assigned to receive either short-term blinatumomab consolidation prior to allo-HSCT or proceed directly to allo-HSCT. The primary endpoint is relapse-free survival (RFS). This study aims to optimize treatment strategies and improve long-term outcomes for patients with high-risk BCR::ABL1-negative B-ALL.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) according to the 2022 WHO classification.
- Age between 18 and 65 years. 3. Meets the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
(NCCN) criteria for high-risk B-ALL, based on clinical or cytogenetic/molecular
- features
- Clinical high-risk features (any of the following):
- Age > 35 years
- Peripheral WBC count > 30 × 10⁹/L
- Cytogenetic/molecular high-risk features (any of the following):
- Cytogenetic and molecular high-risk features (at least one of the following):
- Hypodiploidy (<44 chromosomes)
- TP53 mutation
- KMT2A rearrangement
- MLL rearrangement
- HLF rearrangement
- ZNF384 rearrangement
- MEF2D rearrangement
- MYC rearrangement
- BCR-ABL1-like (Ph-like) ALL, including:
- JAK pathway rearrangements (CRLF2r, EPORr, JAK1/2/3r, TYK2r, SH2B3 mutation, IL7R mutation, JAK1/2/3 mutations)
- ABL-class rearrangements (ABL1, ABL2, PDGFRA, PDGFRB, FGFR1)
- Other kinase fusions (e.g., NTRK3r, FLT3r, LYNr, PTK2Br)
- PAX5alt
- t(9;22)(q34.1;q11.2); BCR-ABL1 with IKZF1 mutation and/or prior chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)
- Intrachromosomal amplification of chromosome 21 (iAMP21)
- IKZF1 alteration
- Complex karyotype (≥5 chromosomal abnormalities) 4. CD19-positive by immunophenotyping. 5. BCR::ABL1-negative. 6. Achieved complete remission (CR) after induction therapy. 7. Measurable residual disease (MRD)-negative by flow cytometry (FCM). 8. Availability of a matched sibling donor, haploidentical related donor, or matched/unmatched unrelated donor.
- ECOG performance status score of 0-2. 10. Creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min
(by Cockcroft-Gault formula). 11. AST and ALT ≤ 3 × upper limit of normal (ULN); total bilirubin ≤ 2 × ULN. 12. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50% by echocardiography. 13. Expected survival > 8 weeks. 14. Signed written informed consent, with ability to understand and comply with the study protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior exposure to blinatumomab, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, or anti-CD22 immunotoxins.
- Clinically significant cardiovascular disease, including uncontrolled arrhythmia, uncontrolled hypertension, congestive heart failure, NYHA class III or IV heart disease, or myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to screening.
- Other severe comorbidities that may limit participation in the trial (e.g., severe infection, renal failure).
- Known HIV infection or uncontrolled severe viral hepatitis.
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women.