Efficacy of Short-course Blinatumomab for MRD Erradication in B-ALL

Detectable measurable residual disease (MRD) is the most important prognostic factor for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) for overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS). Patients who are MRD positive and have no access to novel immunotherapies should receive an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Blinatumomab is considered a standard of care (SOC) for this group of patients, however, the ideal treatment dose for MRD is unknown as doses were adjusted from the relapsed/refractory setting. Preliminary data suggest short cycles of blinatumomab can also be effective in states of lower disease burden prior to transplant. Thus, the investigators are performing a phase 2 trial assessing 7 days of blinatumomab as a bridge to HSCT Primary endpoint is assessing the MRD response following a short-course blinatumomab infusion in patients with B-ALL with c