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Study of the BiTE® Blinatumomab (MT103) in Adult Patients With Relapsed/Refractory B-Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)

An Open Label, Multicenter, Exploratory Phase II Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of the BiTE® Antibody Blinatumomab in Adult Patients With Relapsed/Refractory B-precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01209286
Enrollment
36
Registered
2010-09-27
Start date
2010-10-31
Completion date
2016-10-31
Last updated
2017-03-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

B-ALL

Keywords

Blinatumomab, B-ALL, adult ALL, relapsed ALL, refractory ALL, Leukemia, ALL, Lymphatic diseases, Lymphoproliferative disorders, bispecific antibody, anti-CD19, Immunotherapeutic treatment

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the bispecific T-cell engager blinatumomab is effective, safe and tolerable in the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory B-precursor ALL.

Detailed description

Relapsed/refractory B-precursor ALL in adult patients is an aggressive malignant disease with dismal prognosis and unmet medical need. Additional therapeutic approaches are urgently needed. Blinatumomab is a bispecific single-chain antibody construct designed to link B cells and T cells resulting in T cell activation and a cytotoxic T cell response against CD19 expressing cells. The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of different doses of the bispecific T-cell engager blinatumomab in adult patients with relapsed/refractory B-precursor ALL. Patrticipants will receive up to five 4-week cycles of intravenous blinatumomab treatment.

Interventions

BIOLOGICALBlinatumomab

Continuous intravenous infusion over four weeks per treatment cycle

Sponsors

Amgen Research (Munich) GmbH
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with B-precursor ALL relapsed after at least induction and consolidation or having refractory disease * More than 5% blasts in bone marrow * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2 * Life expectancy of ≥ 12 weeks

Exclusion criteria

* History or presence of clinically relevant central nervous system (CNS) pathology * Infiltration of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by ALL * Autologous/allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) within six weeks/three months prior to start of blinatumomab treatment * Active Graft-versus-Host Disease (GvHD) * Patients with Philadelphia chromosome (Ph)+ ALL eligible for treatment with dasatinib or imatinib * Cancer chemotherapy within two weeks prior to start of blinatumomab treatment * Immunotherapy (e.g. rituximab) within four weeks prior to start of blinatumomab treatment * Infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis B (HBsAg positive) or hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV positive) * Pregnant or nursing women * Previous treatment with blinatumomab

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission or Complete Remission With Only Partial Hematological Recovery Within 2 Cycles of TreatmentWithin the first 2 cycles of treatment, 12 weeksAt the end of each infusion period, a bone marrow aspiration/biopsy was performed to evaluate the efficacy of blinatumomab. All hematological assessments of bone marrow were reviewed in a central reference laboratory. Hematological remissions were defined by the following criteria: Complete Response/Remission (CR): * Less than or equal to 5% blasts in the bone marrow * No evidence of circulating blasts or extramedullar disease * Full recovery of peripheral blood counts: * Platelets \> 100,000/μL * Hemoglobin ≥ 11 g/dL * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \> 1,500/μL Complete Remission with only Partial Hematological Recovery (CRh\*): * Less than or equal to 5% blasts in the bone marrow * No evidence of circulating blasts or extramedullar disease * Partial recovery of peripheral blood counts: * Platelets \> 50,000/μL * Hemoglobin ≥ 7 g/dL * ANC \> 500/μL.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission With Only Partial Hematological Recovery Within 2 Cycles of TreatmentWithin the first 2 cycles of treatment, 12 weeksAt the end of each infusion period, a bone marrow aspiration/biopsy was performed to evaluate the efficacy of blinatumomab. All hematological assessments of bone marrow were reviewed in a central reference laboratory. Complete remission with only partial hematological recovery (CRh\*) was defined by the following criteria: * Less than or equal to 5% blasts in the bone marrow * No evidence of circulating blasts or extramedullar disease * Partial recovery of peripheral blood counts: * Platelets \> 50,000/μL * Hemoglobin ≥ 7 g/dL * ANC \> 500/μL.
Percentage of Participants With a Best Response of Partial Remission Within 2 Cycles of TreatmentWithin the first 2 cycles of treatment, 12 weeksAt the end of each infusion period, a bone marrow aspiration/biopsy was performed to evaluate the efficacy of blinatumomab. All hematological assessments of bone marrow were reviewed in a central reference laboratory. Partial remission was defined by the following criteria: • Bone marrow blasts ≤ 25%
Percentage of Participants With a Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Response During the Core StudyDuring the core study treatment period (up to 30 weeks).A minimal residual disease (MRD) response is defined as MRD \< 10\^-4 blasts/nucleated cells based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) evaluation of individual rearrangements of immunoglobulin or T cell receptor genes.
Percentage of Participants Who Received an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) After Treatment With BlinatumomabUp to the data cut-off date of 15 October 2012; maximum follow up time was 459 daysThe percentage of participants who underwent immediate allogeneic HSCT (defined as those in remission who undergo HSCT without receiving any other treatments) after having discontinued or completed the core study.
Time to Hematological RelapseUp to the data cut-off date of 15 October 2012; maximum follow up time was 459 days.Time to hematological relapse was measured for participants who achieved a CR or CRh\* during the core study and was measured from the time the participant first achieved remission until first documented relapse or death due to disease progression. Participants without a documented relapse (hematological or extramedullary) and who did not die were censored at the time of their last bone marrow assessment or their last survival follow-up visit confirming remission. Participants who died without having reported hematological relapse or without showing any clinical sign of disease progression were censored on their day of death. Hematological Relapse was defined as: * Proportion of blasts in bone marrow \> 5% * Extramedullary relapse. Time to hematological relapse was analyzed by Kaplan-Meier methods.
Percentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission Within 2 Cycles of TreatmentWithin the first 2 cycles of treatment, 12 weeksAt the end of each infusion period, a bone marrow aspiration/biopsy was performed to evaluate the efficacy of blinatumomab. All hematological assessments of bone marrow were reviewed in a central reference laboratory. Complete Response/Remission (CR) was defined by the following criteria: * Less than or equal to 5% blasts in the bone marrow * No evidence of circulating blasts or extramedullar disease * Full recovery of peripheral blood counts: * Platelets \> 100,000/μL * Hemoglobin ≥ 11 g/dL * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \> 1,500/μL
Overall SurvivalUp to the data cut-off date of 15 October 2012; maximum follow up time was 667 days.Overall survival was measured for all participants from the date of first infusion of blinatumomab until the date of death due to any cause. Participants who did not die were censored on the last documented visit date. Overall survival was estimated using Kaplan-Meier methods.
Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsFrom the start of the first infusion to 30 days after the end of the last infusion in the core study or from the start of the first retreatment cycle infusion to 30 days after the end of the last retreatment cycle; median treatment duration was 55.7 days.Adverse events were evaluated for severity according to the grading scale provided in the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 3.0 and according to the following: Grade I (mild); Grade 2 (moderate); Grade 3 (severe - significantly limits the patient's ability to perform routine activities despite symptomatic therapy; Grade 4 (life-threatening); Grade 5 (death). The investigator used medical judgment to determine if there was a causal relationship (ie, certain, probable, possible, unlikely, not related) between an adverse event and blinatumomab. A serious adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence or effect, that at any dose: resulted in death, was life-threatening, required or prolonged hospitalization, resulted in persistent or significant disability or incapacity, is a congenital anomaly or birth defect or is a medically important condition.
Steady State Blinatumomab ConcentrationSamples were collected at predose and at 48 hours following start of infusion, when dose is escalated and on Days 8, 15, 22, and 29 of the first 2 cycles.The steady state concentration of blinatumomab was summarized as the observed concentrations collected at least 10 hours after the intravenous infusion was started for cycle 1 and cycle 2, respectively. Actual doses administered were used in the analysis. Concentrations below the limit of detection (3 pg/mL) were set to zero before data analysis and concentrations below the lower limit of quantitation (50 pg/mL) were excluded from analysis.
Clearance of BlinatumomabSamples were collected at predose and at 48 hours following start of infusion, when dose is escalated and on Days 8, 15, 22, and 29 of the first 2 cycles.Clearance was calculated as R0/Css; where R0 is the infusion rate (μg/m\^2/hr) and Css is the steady state concentration.
Serum Cytokine Peak LevelsSamples were collected prior to treatment start (baseline), and at 2, 6, 24, and 48 hours after drug infusion start, and at these same time points when dose is escalated in each treatment cycle.The activation of immune effector cells was monitored by the measurement of peripheral blood cytokine levels including interleukin (IL)-2, IL-6, IL-10, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and interferon gamma (IFN-γ) using multiplex cytometric bead assays. The lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) is 125 pg/mL and the limit of detection (LOD) is 20 pg/mL.
Relapse-free SurvivalUp to the data cut-off date of 15 October 2012; maximum follow up time was 459 days.Relapse-free survival was measured only for participants who achieved a CR or CRh\* during the core study and was measured from the time the participant first achieved remission until first documented relapse or death due to any cause. Participants without a documented relapse (hematological or extramedullary) or who did not die were censored at the time of their last bone marrow assessment or their last survival follow-up visit confirming remission. Relapse-free survival was estimated using Kaplan-Meier methods.

Countries

Germany

Participant flow

Recruitment details

This study was open to adult patients with relapsed / refractory B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).

Pre-assignment details

This ongoing study consisted of a core study of up to 33 weeks, efficacy follow-up until 24 months after treatment start and survival follow-up until 5 years after treatment start. Data are reported for the primary analysis conducted when the last participant completed the core study; data cutoff date of 15 October 2012.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Blinatumomab 15 μg
Participants received blinatumomab 15 μg/m²/day as a continuous intravenous infusion at a constant flow rate over 4 weeks followed by a 2-week treatment-free interval for up to 5 consecutive cycles.
7
Blinatumomab 5/15 μg
Participants received blinatumomab by continuous intravenous infusion over 4 weeks followed by a treatment-free interval of 2 weeks for up to 5 consecutive cycles. The initial dose was 5 μg/m²/day for the first seven days of treatment, followed by 15 μg/m²/day starting from Week 2 of treatment.
23
Blinatumomab 5/15/30 μg
Participants received blinatumomab by continuous intravenous infusion over 4 weeks followed by a treatment-free interval of 2 weeks for up to 5 consecutive cycles. The initial dose was 5 μg/m²/day for the first seven days of treatment, a dose of 15 μg/m²/day in the subsequent 7 days, followed by 30 μg/m²/day starting from Week 3 of treatment.
6
Total36

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002
Overall StudyAdverse Event431
Overall StudyHematological Relapse After Remission011
Overall StudyOther010
Overall StudyPhysician Decision020
Overall StudyRemission Not Achieved in 2 Cycles131

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicBlinatumomab 15 μgBlinatumomab 5/15 μgBlinatumomab 5/15/30 μgTotal
Age, Continuous44.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 21.5
38.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 16.7
42.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 23.2
40.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 18.4
Number of Prior Relapses
0
0 participants2 participants1 participants3 participants
Number of Prior Relapses
1
5 participants15 participants3 participants23 participants
Number of Prior Relapses
2
2 participants6 participants1 participants9 participants
Number of Prior Relapses
3
0 participants0 participants1 participants1 participants
Prior Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem cell Transplantation (HSCT)
No prior allogeneic HSCT
4 participants13 participants4 participants21 participants
Prior Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem cell Transplantation (HSCT)
Yes, Haploidentical (mother/father)
0 participants0 participants0 participants0 participants
Prior Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem cell Transplantation (HSCT)
Yes, Sibling
1 participants1 participants1 participants3 participants
Prior Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem cell Transplantation (HSCT)
Yes, Unrelated
2 participants9 participants1 participants12 participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
0 Participants1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
7 Participants22 Participants6 Participants35 Participants
Relapsed / refractory Status
Primary Refractory
0 participants2 participants1 participants3 participants
Relapsed / refractory Status
Relapsed
7 participants21 participants5 participants33 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
3 Participants9 Participants2 Participants14 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
4 Participants14 Participants4 Participants22 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
7 / 723 / 236 / 636 / 36
serious
Total, serious adverse events
6 / 713 / 235 / 624 / 36

Outcome results

Primary

Percentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission or Complete Remission With Only Partial Hematological Recovery Within 2 Cycles of Treatment

At the end of each infusion period, a bone marrow aspiration/biopsy was performed to evaluate the efficacy of blinatumomab. All hematological assessments of bone marrow were reviewed in a central reference laboratory. Hematological remissions were defined by the following criteria: Complete Response/Remission (CR): * Less than or equal to 5% blasts in the bone marrow * No evidence of circulating blasts or extramedullar disease * Full recovery of peripheral blood counts: * Platelets \> 100,000/μL * Hemoglobin ≥ 11 g/dL * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \> 1,500/μL Complete Remission with only Partial Hematological Recovery (CRh\*): * Less than or equal to 5% blasts in the bone marrow * No evidence of circulating blasts or extramedullar disease * Partial recovery of peripheral blood counts: * Platelets \> 50,000/μL * Hemoglobin ≥ 7 g/dL * ANC \> 500/μL.

Time frame: Within the first 2 cycles of treatment, 12 weeks

Population: Full analysis set (FAS), defined as participants who received any infusion of the assigned study medication, who completed at least the first treatment cycle and for whom at least one response assessment was available after the start of treatment.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Blinatumomab 15 μgPercentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission or Complete Remission With Only Partial Hematological Recovery Within 2 Cycles of Treatment71.4 percentage of participants
Blinatumomab 5/15 μgPercentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission or Complete Remission With Only Partial Hematological Recovery Within 2 Cycles of Treatment69.6 percentage of participants
Blinatumomab 5/15/30 μgPercentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission or Complete Remission With Only Partial Hematological Recovery Within 2 Cycles of Treatment66.7 percentage of participants
Blinatumomab OverallPercentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission or Complete Remission With Only Partial Hematological Recovery Within 2 Cycles of Treatment69.4 percentage of participants
Secondary

Clearance of Blinatumomab

Clearance was calculated as R0/Css; where R0 is the infusion rate (μg/m\^2/hr) and Css is the steady state concentration.

Time frame: Samples were collected at predose and at 48 hours following start of infusion, when dose is escalated and on Days 8, 15, 22, and 29 of the first 2 cycles.

Population: Participants who received blinatumomab and who had available pharmacokinetic data.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Blinatumomab 15 μgClearance of Blinatumomab1.34 L/m^2/hrStandard Deviation 0.61
Secondary

Number of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse Events

Adverse events were evaluated for severity according to the grading scale provided in the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE), version 3.0 and according to the following: Grade I (mild); Grade 2 (moderate); Grade 3 (severe - significantly limits the patient's ability to perform routine activities despite symptomatic therapy; Grade 4 (life-threatening); Grade 5 (death). The investigator used medical judgment to determine if there was a causal relationship (ie, certain, probable, possible, unlikely, not related) between an adverse event and blinatumomab. A serious adverse event is any untoward medical occurrence or effect, that at any dose: resulted in death, was life-threatening, required or prolonged hospitalization, resulted in persistent or significant disability or incapacity, is a congenital anomaly or birth defect or is a medically important condition.

Time frame: From the start of the first infusion to 30 days after the end of the last infusion in the core study or from the start of the first retreatment cycle infusion to 30 days after the end of the last retreatment cycle; median treatment duration was 55.7 days.

Population: Safety analysis set, defined as all participants who received any infusion of blinatumomab.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (NUMBER)
Blinatumomab 15 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsAny adverse event (AE)7 participants
Blinatumomab 15 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsAdverse events of at least CTC grade 37 participants
Blinatumomab 15 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsTreatment-related adverse events7 participants
Blinatumomab 15 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsRelated adverse events of at least CTC grade 37 participants
Blinatumomab 15 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsSerious adverse events6 participants
Blinatumomab 15 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsSerious adverse events of at least CTC grade 36 participants
Blinatumomab 15 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsSerious related adverse events4 participants
Blinatumomab 15 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsAEs leading to interruption of blinatumomab3 participants
Blinatumomab 15 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsAEs leading to discontinuation of blinatumomab4 participants
Blinatumomab 15 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsAEs leading to death1 participants
Blinatumomab 5/15 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsTreatment-related adverse events23 participants
Blinatumomab 5/15 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsAEs leading to discontinuation of blinatumomab4 participants
Blinatumomab 5/15 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsRelated adverse events of at least CTC grade 312 participants
Blinatumomab 5/15 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsSerious adverse events13 participants
Blinatumomab 5/15 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsSerious adverse events of at least CTC grade 312 participants
Blinatumomab 5/15 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsSerious related adverse events8 participants
Blinatumomab 5/15 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsAEs leading to death4 participants
Blinatumomab 5/15 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsAEs leading to interruption of blinatumomab6 participants
Blinatumomab 5/15 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsAny adverse event (AE)23 participants
Blinatumomab 5/15 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsAdverse events of at least CTC grade 315 participants
Blinatumomab 5/15/30 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsAEs leading to interruption of blinatumomab3 participants
Blinatumomab 5/15/30 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsSerious related adverse events4 participants
Blinatumomab 5/15/30 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsAEs leading to death1 participants
Blinatumomab 5/15/30 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsAny adverse event (AE)6 participants
Blinatumomab 5/15/30 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsRelated adverse events of at least CTC grade 34 participants
Blinatumomab 5/15/30 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsSerious adverse events of at least CTC grade 34 participants
Blinatumomab 5/15/30 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsAEs leading to discontinuation of blinatumomab1 participants
Blinatumomab 5/15/30 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsAdverse events of at least CTC grade 35 participants
Blinatumomab 5/15/30 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsSerious adverse events5 participants
Blinatumomab 5/15/30 μgNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsTreatment-related adverse events6 participants
Blinatumomab OverallNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsSerious adverse events24 participants
Blinatumomab OverallNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsAEs leading to interruption of blinatumomab12 participants
Blinatumomab OverallNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsSerious adverse events of at least CTC grade 322 participants
Blinatumomab OverallNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsAEs leading to death6 participants
Blinatumomab OverallNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsSerious related adverse events16 participants
Blinatumomab OverallNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsAdverse events of at least CTC grade 327 participants
Blinatumomab OverallNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsTreatment-related adverse events36 participants
Blinatumomab OverallNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsRelated adverse events of at least CTC grade 323 participants
Blinatumomab OverallNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsAny adverse event (AE)36 participants
Blinatumomab OverallNumber of Participants With Treatment-emergent Adverse EventsAEs leading to discontinuation of blinatumomab9 participants
Secondary

Overall Survival

Overall survival was measured for all participants from the date of first infusion of blinatumomab until the date of death due to any cause. Participants who did not die were censored on the last documented visit date. Overall survival was estimated using Kaplan-Meier methods.

Time frame: Up to the data cut-off date of 15 October 2012; maximum follow up time was 667 days.

Population: Full analysis set

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Blinatumomab 15 μgOverall Survival269.0 days
Blinatumomab 5/15 μgOverall Survival300.0 days
Blinatumomab 5/15/30 μgOverall SurvivalNA days
Blinatumomab OverallOverall Survival300.0 days
Secondary

Percentage of Participants Who Received an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) After Treatment With Blinatumomab

The percentage of participants who underwent immediate allogeneic HSCT (defined as those in remission who undergo HSCT without receiving any other treatments) after having discontinued or completed the core study.

Time frame: Up to the data cut-off date of 15 October 2012; maximum follow up time was 459 days

Population: Full analysis set

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Blinatumomab 15 μgPercentage of Participants Who Received an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) After Treatment With Blinatumomab42.9 percentage of participants
Blinatumomab 5/15 μgPercentage of Participants Who Received an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) After Treatment With Blinatumomab60.9 percentage of participants
Blinatumomab 5/15/30 μgPercentage of Participants Who Received an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) After Treatment With Blinatumomab16.7 percentage of participants
Blinatumomab OverallPercentage of Participants Who Received an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) After Treatment With Blinatumomab50.0 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission Within 2 Cycles of Treatment

At the end of each infusion period, a bone marrow aspiration/biopsy was performed to evaluate the efficacy of blinatumomab. All hematological assessments of bone marrow were reviewed in a central reference laboratory. Complete Response/Remission (CR) was defined by the following criteria: * Less than or equal to 5% blasts in the bone marrow * No evidence of circulating blasts or extramedullar disease * Full recovery of peripheral blood counts: * Platelets \> 100,000/μL * Hemoglobin ≥ 11 g/dL * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \> 1,500/μL

Time frame: Within the first 2 cycles of treatment, 12 weeks

Population: Full analysis set

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Blinatumomab 15 μgPercentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission Within 2 Cycles of Treatment14.3 percentage of participants
Blinatumomab 5/15 μgPercentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission Within 2 Cycles of Treatment43.5 percentage of participants
Blinatumomab 5/15/30 μgPercentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission Within 2 Cycles of Treatment66.7 percentage of participants
Blinatumomab OverallPercentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission Within 2 Cycles of Treatment41.7 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission With Only Partial Hematological Recovery Within 2 Cycles of Treatment

At the end of each infusion period, a bone marrow aspiration/biopsy was performed to evaluate the efficacy of blinatumomab. All hematological assessments of bone marrow were reviewed in a central reference laboratory. Complete remission with only partial hematological recovery (CRh\*) was defined by the following criteria: * Less than or equal to 5% blasts in the bone marrow * No evidence of circulating blasts or extramedullar disease * Partial recovery of peripheral blood counts: * Platelets \> 50,000/μL * Hemoglobin ≥ 7 g/dL * ANC \> 500/μL.

Time frame: Within the first 2 cycles of treatment, 12 weeks

Population: Full analysis set

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Blinatumomab 15 μgPercentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission With Only Partial Hematological Recovery Within 2 Cycles of Treatment57.1 percentage of participants
Blinatumomab 5/15 μgPercentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission With Only Partial Hematological Recovery Within 2 Cycles of Treatment26.1 percentage of participants
Blinatumomab 5/15/30 μgPercentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission With Only Partial Hematological Recovery Within 2 Cycles of Treatment0.0 percentage of participants
Blinatumomab OverallPercentage of Participants With a Best Response of Complete Remission With Only Partial Hematological Recovery Within 2 Cycles of Treatment27.8 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With a Best Response of Partial Remission Within 2 Cycles of Treatment

At the end of each infusion period, a bone marrow aspiration/biopsy was performed to evaluate the efficacy of blinatumomab. All hematological assessments of bone marrow were reviewed in a central reference laboratory. Partial remission was defined by the following criteria: • Bone marrow blasts ≤ 25%

Time frame: Within the first 2 cycles of treatment, 12 weeks

Population: Full analysis set

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Blinatumomab 15 μgPercentage of Participants With a Best Response of Partial Remission Within 2 Cycles of Treatment0.0 percentage of participants
Blinatumomab 5/15 μgPercentage of Participants With a Best Response of Partial Remission Within 2 Cycles of Treatment8.7 percentage of participants
Blinatumomab 5/15/30 μgPercentage of Participants With a Best Response of Partial Remission Within 2 Cycles of Treatment0.0 percentage of participants
Blinatumomab OverallPercentage of Participants With a Best Response of Partial Remission Within 2 Cycles of Treatment5.6 percentage of participants
Secondary

Percentage of Participants With a Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Response During the Core Study

A minimal residual disease (MRD) response is defined as MRD \< 10\^-4 blasts/nucleated cells based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) evaluation of individual rearrangements of immunoglobulin or T cell receptor genes.

Time frame: During the core study treatment period (up to 30 weeks).

Population: Full analysis set (FAS)

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
Blinatumomab 15 μgPercentage of Participants With a Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Response During the Core Study71.4 percentage of participants
Blinatumomab 5/15 μgPercentage of Participants With a Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Response During the Core Study73.9 percentage of participants
Blinatumomab 5/15/30 μgPercentage of Participants With a Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Response During the Core Study50.0 percentage of participants
Blinatumomab OverallPercentage of Participants With a Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Response During the Core Study69.4 percentage of participants
Secondary

Relapse-free Survival

Relapse-free survival was measured only for participants who achieved a CR or CRh\* during the core study and was measured from the time the participant first achieved remission until first documented relapse or death due to any cause. Participants without a documented relapse (hematological or extramedullary) or who did not die were censored at the time of their last bone marrow assessment or their last survival follow-up visit confirming remission. Relapse-free survival was estimated using Kaplan-Meier methods.

Time frame: Up to the data cut-off date of 15 October 2012; maximum follow up time was 459 days.

Population: Participants who reached complete remission or complete remission with partial hematological recovery during the core study.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Blinatumomab 15 μgRelapse-free Survival137.0 days
Blinatumomab 5/15 μgRelapse-free Survival268.0 days
Blinatumomab 5/15/30 μgRelapse-free SurvivalNA days
Blinatumomab OverallRelapse-free Survival233.0 days
Secondary

Serum Cytokine Peak Levels

The activation of immune effector cells was monitored by the measurement of peripheral blood cytokine levels including interleukin (IL)-2, IL-6, IL-10, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and interferon gamma (IFN-γ) using multiplex cytometric bead assays. The lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) is 125 pg/mL and the limit of detection (LOD) is 20 pg/mL.

Time frame: Samples were collected prior to treatment start (baseline), and at 2, 6, 24, and 48 hours after drug infusion start, and at these same time points when dose is escalated in each treatment cycle.

Population: Participants who received blinatumomab and who had evaluable pharmacodynamic data.

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Blinatumomab 15 μgSerum Cytokine Peak LevelsIL-6: Cycle 2 (N=22)212 pg/mLStandard Deviation 477
Blinatumomab 15 μgSerum Cytokine Peak LevelsIFN-Ɣ: Cycle 2 (N=22)25 pg/mLStandard Deviation 28
Blinatumomab 15 μgSerum Cytokine Peak LevelsIL-6: Cycle 1 (N=35)2563 pg/mLStandard Deviation 5231
Blinatumomab 15 μgSerum Cytokine Peak LevelsIL-6: Cycle 3 (N=11)21 pg/mLStandard Deviation 26
Blinatumomab 15 μgSerum Cytokine Peak LevelsIL-10: Cycle 1 (N=35)1302 pg/mLStandard Deviation 2563
Blinatumomab 15 μgSerum Cytokine Peak LevelsIL-10: Cycle 2 (N=22)351 pg/mLStandard Deviation 582
Blinatumomab 15 μgSerum Cytokine Peak LevelsIL-10: Cycle 3 (N=11)419 pg/mLStandard Deviation 730
Blinatumomab 15 μgSerum Cytokine Peak LevelsIFN-Ɣ: Cycle 1 (N=35)467 pg/mLStandard Deviation 1824
Blinatumomab 15 μgSerum Cytokine Peak LevelsIFN-Ɣ: Cycle 3 (N=11)NA pg/mL
Blinatumomab 15 μgSerum Cytokine Peak LevelsIL-2: Cycle 1 (N=35)36 pg/mLStandard Deviation 49
Blinatumomab 15 μgSerum Cytokine Peak LevelsIL-2: Cycle 2 (N=22)NA pg/mL
Blinatumomab 15 μgSerum Cytokine Peak LevelsIL-2: Cycle 3 (N=11)NA pg/mL
Blinatumomab 15 μgSerum Cytokine Peak LevelsTNF-α: Cycle 1 (N=35)60 pg/mLStandard Deviation 122
Blinatumomab 15 μgSerum Cytokine Peak LevelsTNF-α: Cycle 3 (N=11)NA pg/mL
Blinatumomab 15 μgSerum Cytokine Peak LevelsTNF-α: Cycle 2 (N=22)NA pg/mL
Secondary

Steady State Blinatumomab Concentration

The steady state concentration of blinatumomab was summarized as the observed concentrations collected at least 10 hours after the intravenous infusion was started for cycle 1 and cycle 2, respectively. Actual doses administered were used in the analysis. Concentrations below the limit of detection (3 pg/mL) were set to zero before data analysis and concentrations below the lower limit of quantitation (50 pg/mL) were excluded from analysis.

Time frame: Samples were collected at predose and at 48 hours following start of infusion, when dose is escalated and on Days 8, 15, 22, and 29 of the first 2 cycles.

Population: Participants who received blinatumomab and who had available pharmacokinetic data.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Blinatumomab 15 μgSteady State Blinatumomab Concentration167 pg/mLStandard Deviation 66
Blinatumomab 5/15 μgSteady State Blinatumomab Concentration553 pg/mLStandard Deviation 238
Blinatumomab 5/15/30 μgSteady State Blinatumomab Concentration1180 pg/mLStandard Deviation 820
Secondary

Time to Hematological Relapse

Time to hematological relapse was measured for participants who achieved a CR or CRh\* during the core study and was measured from the time the participant first achieved remission until first documented relapse or death due to disease progression. Participants without a documented relapse (hematological or extramedullary) and who did not die were censored at the time of their last bone marrow assessment or their last survival follow-up visit confirming remission. Participants who died without having reported hematological relapse or without showing any clinical sign of disease progression were censored on their day of death. Hematological Relapse was defined as: * Proportion of blasts in bone marrow \> 5% * Extramedullary relapse. Time to hematological relapse was analyzed by Kaplan-Meier methods.

Time frame: Up to the data cut-off date of 15 October 2012; maximum follow up time was 459 days.

Population: Participants who reached complete remission or complete remission with partial hematological recovery during the core study.

ArmMeasureValue (MEDIAN)
Blinatumomab 15 μgTime to Hematological Relapse240.0 days
Blinatumomab 5/15 μgTime to Hematological RelapseNA days
Blinatumomab 5/15/30 μgTime to Hematological RelapseNA days
Blinatumomab OverallTime to Hematological Relapse270.0 days

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 4, 2026