Blinatumomab is a new active bispecific monoclonal antibody for treatment of lymphoid malignancies, including ALL (acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia ) whose activity for remission induction needs to be explored in combination with standardized treatment in order to improve outcome of this disease which is still lethal in most adult patients. Ultimate proof of efficacy resides in an increase of reaching MRD ( minimal residual disease) negativity, prolongation of that response, and long-term survival. Since hematological response rate in adult ALL is high already and defining long-term survival in a large clinical trial takes many years, this trial aims to improve the strength of the MRD response as defined by achieving complete MRD negative response (ie, \< 10\^-4) after the first consolidation phase including blinatumomab. This MRD response will be assessed by Real-Time Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (RQ-PCR) analysis of patient-specific Ig/TCR (T-cell receptor ) gene rearrangements. When MRD data are missing, MRD positivity will be assumed. Although younger (up to 40 years of age) patients are treated more intensively than older patients (older than 40 years of age), the investigational questions concerning blinatumomab can be examined in both subgroups as both younger and older patients receive the same type of chemotherapy courses with dose adjustments for chemotherapeutic agents only for patients above 60 years of age.
This trial aims to improve the strength of the MRD ( minimal residual disease) response as defined by achieving complete MRD negative response (ie, \< 10\^-4) after the first consolidation phase including blinatumomab.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
71
prephase and consolidation (I and II)
BE-Antwerpen Edegem-UZA
Antwerp, Belgium
BE-Antwerpen-ZNASTUIVENBERG
Antwerp, Belgium
BE-Brugge-AZBRUGGE
Bruges, Belgium
BE-Gent-UZGENT
Ghent, Belgium
BE-Leuven-UZLEUVEN
Leuven, Belgium
BE-Roeselare-AZDELTA
Roeselare, Belgium
NL-Amersfoort-MEANDERMC
Amersfoort, Netherlands
NL-Amsterdam-AMC
Amsterdam, Netherlands
NL-Amsterdam-VUMC
Amsterdam, Netherlands
NL-Enschede-MST
Enschede, Netherlands
...and 8 more locations
The proportion of patients that achieve MRD ( minimal residual disease) negative response, measured by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), after the first blinatumomab consolidation course. MRD negative response is defined as MRD <10-4
Time frame: 1 year after closure of study
Complete and molecular response rate following induction and after blinatumomab consolidation ll by the addition of i.v. blinatumomab to standard prophase, consolidation and intensification therapy
Time frame: 1 year after closure of study
Event-free survival (EFS)
Time frame: 1 year after closure of study
Relapse-free survival (RFS)
Time frame: 1 year after closure of study
Overall survival (OS)
Time frame: 1 year after closure of study
Adverse events; assessing the safety and toxicity of adding blinatumomab to standard prophase and consolidation therapy (two times) in adult ALL
Time frame: 1 year after closure of study
RFS and OS from start allogeneic transplantation and from start maintenance RFS
Time frame: 1 year after closure of study
Comparison of molecular and flowcytometric MRD measurements at the same timepoints
Time frame: 1 year after closure of study
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