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Profile of blinatumomab and its potential in the treatment of relapsed/refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Authors Ribera J, Ferrer A, Ribera J, Genescà E
Received 9 April 2015
Accepted for publication 19 May 2015
Published 24 June 2015 Volume 2015:8 Pages 1567—1574
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/OTT.S70524
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Editor who approved publication: Dr Faris Farassati
Josep-Maria Ribera, Albert Ferrer, Jordi Ribera, Eulàlia Genescà
Clinical Hematology Department, ICO-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Josep Carreras Research Institute, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain
Abstract: The CD19 marker is expressed on the surface of normal and malignant immature or mature B-cells. On the other hand, immunotherapy involving T-cells is a promising modality of treatment for many neoplastic diseases including leukemias and lymphomas. The CD19/CD3-bispecific T-cell-engaging (BiTE®) monoclonal antibody blinatumomab can transiently engage cytotoxic T-cells to CD19+ target B-cells inducing serial perforin-mediated lysis. In the first clinical trial, blinatumomab showed efficacy in non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas, but the most important trials have been conducted in relapsed/refractory (R/R) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and in ALL with minimal residual disease. Encouraging reports on the activity of blinatumomab in R/R Philadelphia chromosome-negative B-cell precursor ALL led to its approval by the US Food and Drug Administration on December 3, 2014 after an accelerated review process. This review focuses on the profile of blinatumomab and its activity in R/R ALL.
Keywords: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, relapsed/refractory, BiTE® monoclonal antibodies, blinatumomab
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