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Blinatumomab in Adult Patients With Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) of B-precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

A Multicenter, Single-arm Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of the BiTE® Antibody Blinatumomab in Adult Patients With Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) of B-precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (Blast Successor Trial)

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03109093
Enrollment
83
Registered
2017-04-12
Start date
2017-03-15
Completion date
2023-03-10
Last updated
2023-03-21

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

Conditions

ALL, Recurrent, Adult

Keywords

ALL, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, MRD positive, minimal residual disease, blinatumomab

Brief summary

This study is designed to confirm the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of blinatumomab in patients with MRD of B- precursor ALL in complete hematological remission including patients with relapse after SCT. The study aims to expand experience generated in previous trials in patients with MRD positive ALL with a focus on additional specific questions.

Detailed description

Transfer of patients to alloHSCT after one cycle or after a subsequent cycle is considered as per protocol discontinuation and as premature treatment discontinuation. In case of hematological or extramedullary relapse, the study treatment will be permanently discontinued. There will be a safety follow-up visit at 30 days after end of the last infusion. There will be efficacy follow-up until 18 months after treatment start. In patients scheduled for SCT the 30-day safety-visit may be performed at the latest time point possible before initiation of subsequent treatment.

Interventions

DRUGBlinatumomab

Patients will receive blinatumomab at a dose of 28 µg/day as continuous intravenous infusion at constant flow rate for four weeks, followed by a two-week infusion free interval, defined as one treatment cycle. Up to of four cycles will be performed. In case of defined toxicities, the dose of blinatumomab may be reduced to 9µg/day. Patients with an MRD relapse may qualify to receive additional treatment with blinatumomab.

Sponsors

Goethe University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients with CD19 positive B-precursor ALL in complete hematological remission defined as less than 5% blasts in bone marrow after at least three intense chemotherapy blocks (e.g., GMALL induction I-II/consolidation I). 2. Presence of minimal residual disease (MRD) after an interval of at least 8 days from last systemic chemo-therapy * at a level of ≥10-4 - \<10-3 (molecular failure or molecular relapse) in an assay with a minimum sensitivity of 10-4 documented after an interval of at least 2 weeks from last systemic chemotherapy OR * at levels below 10-4 documented after an interval of at least 2 weeks from last systemic chemotherapy: * Positive \<10-4, non quantifiable (MolNE1) OR * Positive \<10-4 (MolNE2) OR * Presence of minimal residual disease (MRD), non quantifiable (MolNE3). 3. For evaluation of MRD patients must have at least one molecular marker based on individual rearrangements of immunoglobulin, TCR-genes or other suitable genes evaluated by the reference laboratory of the trial 4. Bone marrow function as defined below: * ANC (Neutrophils) \>= 1,000/µL * Platelets \>= 50,000/µL (transfusion permitted) * HB level \>= 9g/dl (transfusion permitted) 5. Renal and hepatic function as defined below: * AST (GOT), ALT (GPT), and AP \< 5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) * Total bilirubin \< 1.5 x ULN (unless related to Gilbert's Meulengracht disease) * Creatinine \< 1.5x ULN * Creatinine clearance \>= 60 mL/min (e.g. calculated according Cockroft&Gault) 6. Negative HIV test, negative hepatitis B (HbsAg) and hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) test 7. Negative pregnancy test in women of childbearing potential 8. ECOG Performance Status 0 or 1 9. Age \>=18 years 10. Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent 11. Signed and dated written informed consent is available 12. Participation in the registry of the German Multicenter Study Group for Adult ALL (GMALL)

Exclusion criteria

1. Ph/BCR-ABL positive ALL 2. Presence of circulating blasts or current extramedullary involvement by ALL 3. History or presence of clinically relevant CNS pathology (e.g. seizure, paresis, aphasia, cerebrovascular ischemia/hemorrhage, severe brain injuries, dementia, Parkinson's disease, cerebellar disease, organic brain syndrome or psychosis) 4. Current detection of ALL blast cells in cerebro-spinal fluid 5. History of or active relevant autoimmune disease 6. Systemic cancer chemotherapy within 2 weeks prior to study treatment (except for intrathecal prophylaxis) 7. Radiotherapy within 4 weeks prior to study treatment 8. Live vaccination within 2 weeks before the start of study treatment 9. Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT) within six weeks prior to study treatment 10. Allogeneic SCT within 12 weeks before the start of study treatment 11. Any active acute Graft-versus-Host Disease (GvHD), grade 2-4 according to the Glucksberg criteria or active chronic GvHD requiring systemic treatment 12. Any systemic therapy against GvHD within 2 weeks before start of study treatment 13. Therapy with monoclonal antibodies (rituximab, alemtuzumab) within 4 weeks prior to study treatment 14. Treatment with any investigational product within four weeks prior to study treatment 15. Previous treatment with blinatumomab or other anti-CD19-therapy 16. Known hypersensitivity to immunoglobulins or to any other component of the study drug formulation 17. History of malignancy other than ALL diagnosed within 5 years prior to start of protocol-specified therapy with the exception of: * Adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer or lentigo maligna without evidence of disease * Adequately treated cervical carcinoma in situ without evidence of disease * Adequately treated breast ductal carcinoma in situ without evidence of disease * Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia without evidence of prostate cancer 18. Active infection, any other concurrent disease or medical condition that are deemed to interfere with the conduct of the study as judged by the investigator 19. Nursing women 20. Woman of childbearing potential and is not willing to use 2 highly effective methods of contraception while receiving study treatment and for an additional 3 months after the last dose of study treatment. 21. Male who has a female partner of childbearing potential, and is not willing to use 2 highly effective forms of contraception while receiving study treatment and for at least an additional 3 months after the last dose of study treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
MRD response after one cycleafter one cycle of treatment (up to 43 days)Proportion of patients who achieve complete MRD response after one cycle of treatment with blinatumomab in patients with and without prior SCT

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Hematological relapse-free survival18 months following initiation of blinatumomabProbability of hematological relapse-free survival rate at 18 months following initiation of blinatumomab (Separate analysis of all outcome parameters in patients with MRD above 10-4, 10-4-10-3 and patients with MRD below 10-4 or non-quantifiable MRD)
Overall survival18 months following initiation of blinatumomabProbability of overall survival at 18 months following initiation of blinatumomab (Separate analysis of all outcome parameters in patients with MRD above 10-4, 10-4-10-3 and patients with MRD below 10-4 or non-quantifiable MRD)
Relapse localisationsIn Case of Relapse, continuously until End of Follow-Up (up to 18 Months)Frequency of different relapse localisations in proportion to total hematological relapses (Separate analysis of all outcome parameters in patients with MRD above 10-4, 10-4-10-3 and patients with MRD below 10-4 or non-quantifiable MRD)
Biological evaluation of hematological and extramedullary relapseIn Case of Relapse, continuously until End of Follow-Up (up to 18 Months)Biological evaluation of hematological and extramedullary relapses including CD19 expression (Separate analysis of all outcome parameters in patients with MRD above 10-4, 10-4-10-3 and patients with MRD below 10-4 or non-quantifiable MRD)
Serious Adverse Event (SAE) incidencecontinuously until End of Safety-Follow-Up (up to 26 weeks)Overall incidence and severity of adverse events in patients with and without prior SCT (CTCAE 4.0) (Separate analysis of all outcome parameters in patients with MRD above 10-4, 10-4-10-3 and patients with MRD below 10-4 or non-quantifiable MRD)
MRD response after two cyclesafter two cycles of treatment (up to 85 days)Proportion of patients who achieve MRD response after one or two cycles of treatment with Blinatumomab (Separate analysis of all outcome parameters in patients with MRD above 10-4, 10-4-10-3 and patients with MRD below 10-4 or non-quantifiable MRD)
complete MRD response after two cyclesafter two cycles of treatment (up to 85 days)Proportion of patients who achieve complete MRD response after two cycles of treatment with blinatumomab in patients with and without prior SCT (Separate analysis of all outcome parameters in patients with MRD above 10-4, 10-4-10-3 and patients with MRD below 10-4 or non-quantifiable MRD)
duration of MRD response18 months following initiation of blinatumomabProbability of continuous MRD response and complete MRD response and duration of MRD response at 18 months following initiation of blinatumomab (Separate analysis of all outcome parameters in patients with MRD above 10-4, 10-4-10-3 and patients with MRD below 10-4 or non-quantifiable MRD)
Time to MRD responseMRD determination after each cycle of treatment (up to 24 weeks)Time to MRD response measured by time-point of first achievement (Separate analysis of all outcome parameters in patients with MRD above 10-4, 10-4-10-3 and patients with MRD below 10-4 or non-quantifiable MRD)
GvHDuntil End of Safety-Follow-Up (up to 26 weeks)Evaluation of GvHD as part of AE documentation and according to Glucksberg Criteria, grade and localisation. (Separate analysis of all outcome parameters in patients with MRD above 10-4, 10-4-10-3 and patients with MRD below 10-4 or non-quantifiable MRD)
treatment related mortality after subsequent SCTafter subsequent SCT (at day 100 and later)Evaluation of overall survival, remission duration, relapse-free survival and treatment related mortality (at day 100 and later) in patients with SCT in complete remission after blinatumomab (Separate analysis of all outcome parameters in patients with MRD above 10-4, 10-4-10-3 and patients with MRD below 10-4 or non-quantifiable MRD)
treatment related mortalitycontinuously until End of Follow-Up (up to 18 Months)Evaluation of overall survival, remission duration, relapse-free survival and treatment related mortality in patients without SCT in complete remission after blinatumomab (Separate analysis of all outcome parameters in patients with MRD above 10-4, 10-4-10-3 and patients with MRD below 10-4 or non-quantifiable MRD)
Quality of Lifeuntil End of Follow-Up (up to 18 Months)Measurement of Quality of Life with EORTC instruments (EORTC QLQ C30 and EQ-5D) at different time-points during treatment (Separate analysis of all outcome parameters in patients with MRD above 10-4, 10-4-10-3 and patients with MRD below 10-4 or non-quantifiable MRD)
Continuous complete remission18 months following initiation of blinatumomabProbability of continuous complete remission (remission duration) at 18 months following initiation of blinatumomab (Separate analysis of all outcome parameters in patients with MRD above 10-4, 10-4-10-3 and patients with MRD below 10-4 or non-quantifiable MRD)

Other

MeasureTime frameDescription
Treatment deviation1until end of treatment (up to 22 weeks)Incidence of dose reductions
Treatment deviation2until end of treatment (up to 22 weeks)incidence of treatment interruptions
Treatment deviation3until end of treatment (up to 22 weeks)days of interruption
Treatment deviation4until end of treatment (up to 22 weeks)withdrawals
Treatment deviation5until end of treatment (up to 22 weeks)total delivered dose
Treatment deviation6until end of treatment (up to 22 weeks)total days of treatment
Treatment deviation7until end of treatment (up to 22 weeks)realisation rate calculated as scheduled total dose/delivered total dose
Hospitalisation daysuntil end of treatment (up to 22 weeks)Number of hospitalisation days

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 17, 2026