BLINATUMOMAB IN THE THERAPY OF ACUTE B-LYMPHOID LEUKEMIA
BLINATUMOMAB and ALL
All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.
Authors
Blinatumomab, a CD19-CD3 bispecific T cell engager (BiTE), has two recombinant single-chain variable fragments that temporarily link CD3+ T cells and CD19+ B cells, leading to the T cell-mediated lysis of neoplastic B cells. Improved minimal residual disease (MRD)-negative response rates and long-term overall survival have been observed in B-ALL patients who received this drug. These therapeutic successes have led to FDA approval for refractory/relapsed and MRD-positive B-ALL patients. Furthermore, recent studies in newly diagnosed B-ALL patients have led in Philadelphia chromosome-positive patients to the development of chemotherapy-free regimens based on tyrosine kinase inhibitors plus Blinatumomab and in Philadelphia chromosome-negative patients to improvement in outcomes using chemotherapy regimens that have incorporated Blinatumomab in the consolidation phase of treatment.
How to Cite

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.






