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Short-course blinatumomab as a bridge-to-transplantation improves the survival of Ph-negative MRD-positive B-ALL

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Miao Zhang
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Huiying Qiu
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Jun Yang
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Xinxin Xia
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Yu Cai
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Yin Tong
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Chongmei Huang
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Baoxia Dong
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Kun Zhou
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Liping Wan
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Yuhu Feng
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Xianmin Song
DOI:10.1177/09636897261466817delete
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<jats:p> Post-transplant relapse remains the chief therapeutic challenge in Ph-negative B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (Ph <jats:sup>-</jats:sup> B-ALL). This retrospective study evaluated whether short-course blinatumomab for measurable resident disease (MRD) eradication could improve transplant outcomes. We compared 23 patients receiving pre-transplant short-course blinatumomab (2-week) for MRD eradication with 46 chemotherapy-only controls. All achieved MRD-negative before allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (allo-PBSCT). Only two patients developed grade 2 cytokine release syndrome with blinatumomab. The neutrophil and platelet engraftment times were similar between the two groups. The blinatumomab cohort had a significantly lower 18-month cumulative incidence (CI) of relapse ( <jats:italic toggle="yes">p</jats:italic> = 0.05) and chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) (14.8% <jats:italic toggle="yes">vs.</jats:italic> 41.8%; <jats:italic toggle="yes">p</jats:italic> = 0.05), with comparable non-relapse mortality (NRM) ( <jats:italic toggle="yes">p</jats:italic> = 0.98) and 180-day grade II-IV acute GVHD rates ( <jats:italic toggle="yes">p</jats:italic> = 0.93). Consequently, this cohort showed superior 18-month relapse-free survival (RFS) (90.9% <jats:italic toggle="yes">vs.</jats:italic> 65.2%; HR 0.30, 95% CI 0.09-1.04; <jats:italic toggle="yes">p</jats:italic> = 0.04), improved 18-month overall survival (OS) (95.7% <jats:italic toggle="yes">vs.</jats:italic> 81.9%; HR 0.20, 95% CI 0.03-1.71), and a trend toward better GVHD-free and relapse-free survival (GRFS) (74.71% <jats:italic toggle="yes">vs.</jats:italic> 63.71%; HR 0.64, 95% CI 0.23-1.78). Multivariate analysis confirmed blinatumomab as an independent favorable factor for RFS. In conclusion, short-course blinatumomab as a bridge-to-transplantation could reduce the risk of relapse and improve survival for Ph <jats:sup>-</jats:sup> B-ALL patients undergoing allo-PBSCT. </jats:p>

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