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ArticleBMC cancer2026

A single-center retrospective study of short-term efficacy and safety of blinatumomab in the treatment of high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Yixuan Ma, Luyang Chang, Lin Wang, Lin Chen, Xudong Wei, Ruihua Mi

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Yixuan Ma *The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450008, China.
Luyang Chang *The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450008, China.
Lin WangThe Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450008, China.
Lin ChenThe Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450008, China.
Xudong WeiThe Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450008, China. xudongwei@zzu.edu.cn.
Ruihua MiThe Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, 450008, China. miruihua2008@163.com.

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the General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 82170151the Joint Construction Project of the Henan Provincial Medical Science and Technology Program No. LHGJ20210185the Natural Science Foundation of Henan Province Grant No. 232300420238the Young and Middle-aged Health Science and Technology Innovation Outstanding Youth Talents Training Program of Henan Province Grant No. JQRC2023009
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backgroundTreatment outcomes for high-risk B-ALL remain suboptimal. Blinatumomab, a CD19/CD3 bispecific T-cell engager, has shown efficacy in trials, but real-world data in Chinese high-risk patients are limited.

methodsThis single-center retrospective study analyzed 29 high-risk B-ALL patients treated with blinatumomab (7-28 days/cycle). We assessed short-term efficacy (MRD negativity rate), safety, and the impact of genetic factors and treatment duration.

resultsThe overall MRD negativity rate after one cycle of blinatumomab was 82.8% (24/29). All patients with the Ph-like subtype (3/3, 100%) and 71.4% (10/14) of Ph+ patients achieved MRD negativity. However, clinical outcomes were inferior in patients harboring specific genetic alterations: 50% (2/4) of patients with the BCR::ABL1 T315I mutation experienced early relapse, and only one of two patients with E2A::PBX1 rearrangement achieved transient MRD negativity. The median event-free survival (EFS) was 9.6 months (95% CI: 6-16.75). Grade ≥ 3 hematologic toxicity occurred in 48.3% (14/29) of the patient cohort.

conclusionBlinatumomab achieved high short-term MRD response rates in high-risk B-ALL. Inferior outcomes appeared to be associated with the presence of BCR::ABL1 T315I mutations and E2A::PBX1 rearrangements.

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Antibodies, BispecificAntineoplastic AgentsPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaAdolescentAdultChildFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultAntibodies, BispecificAntineoplastic AgentsblinatumomabAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaBlinatumomabMinimal residue diseaseRelapse

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PMCPMC13540810

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