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ArticleExperimental hematology & oncology2017

Changes in clinical laboratory parameters and pharmacodynamic markers in response to blinatumomab treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory ALL.

Virginie Nägele, Andrea Kratzer, Gerhard Zugmaier, Chris Holland, Youssef Hijazi, Max S Topp, Nicola Gökbuget, Patrick A Baeuerle, Peter Kufer, Andreas Wolf and 1 more

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11 authors.

Virginie Nägele *Amgen Research (Munich) GmbH, Staffelseestrasse 2, 81477 Munich, Germany.
Andrea Kratzer *Amgen Research (Munich) GmbH, Staffelseestrasse 2, 81477 Munich, Germany.
Gerhard ZugmaierAmgen Research (Munich) GmbH, Staffelseestrasse 2, 81477 Munich, Germany.
Chris HollandAmgen Inc., Rockville, MD USA.
Youssef HijaziAmgen Research (Munich) GmbH, Staffelseestrasse 2, 81477 Munich, Germany.
Max S ToppMedizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Nicola GökbugetDepartment of Medicine II, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.
Patrick A BaeuerleAmgen Research (Munich) GmbH, Staffelseestrasse 2, 81477 Munich, Germany.
Peter KuferAmgen Research (Munich) GmbH, Staffelseestrasse 2, 81477 Munich, Germany.
Andreas WolfAmgen Research (Munich) GmbH, Staffelseestrasse 2, 81477 Munich, Germany.
Matthias KlingerAmgen Research (Munich) GmbH, Staffelseestrasse 2, 81477 Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7468-1951

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Abstract

backgroundBlinatumomab has shown a remission rate of 69% in an exploratory single-arm, phase II dose-escalation study in adult patients with relapsed/refractory B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). We evaluated changes in laboratory parameters and immunopharmacodynamic markers in patients who received blinatumomab in the exploratory phase II study.

methodsData from 36 adults with relapsed/refractory ALL receiving blinatumomab as 4-week continuous IV infusions in various dose cohorts were analyzed for changes in liver enzymes, first-dose parameters, peripheral blood cell subpopulations, and cytokine/granzyme B release. Associations with clinical response were evaluated.

resultsLiver enzymes and inflammatory parameters transiently increased primarily during the first treatment week without clinical symptoms and reversed to baseline levels thereafter. B and T cells showed expected depletion and redistribution kinetics, respectively. Similarly, thrombocytes and T cells displayed an initial decline in cell counts, whereas neutrophils peaked during the first days after infusion start. T-cell redistribution coincided with upregulation of LFA-1 and CD69. Patients who responded to blinatumomab had more pronounced T-cell expansion, which was associated with proliferation of CD4

conclusionsIn this study of relapsed/refractory ALL, blinatumomab-induced changes in laboratory parameters were transient and reversible. The evaluated PD markers demonstrated blinatumomab activity, and the analysis of cytokines supported the rationale for stepwise dosing. (

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Acute lymphoblastic leukemiaBispecificBiTE®BlinatumomabCD19Liver enzymesPharmacodynamics

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PMCPMC5437652

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