Can a Pre-Transplant drug keep leukemia from returning?
NCT ID NCT07003737
First seen Sep 02, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether giving blinatumomab, a drug that helps the immune system destroy leukemia cells, before a stem cell transplant can improve outcomes for adults with high-risk B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). Participants who are in remission and have no detectable disease will be randomly assigned to receive either a short course of blinatumomab before the transplant or proceed directly to transplant. The main goal is to see if the extra treatment extends the time people live without the leukemia coming back.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- blinatumomab, a drug that helps immune cells attack leukemia cells, given as a short course before a stem cell transplant
- What this could lead to
- If it works, adding blinatumomab before a stem cell transplant could lower the chance of leukemia returning and improve long-term survival for people with high-risk B-ALL.
- What could go wrong
- This is a randomized trial, but the drug can cause serious side effects like cytokine release syndrome and nervous system problems. The benefit is not guaranteed, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 114 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1\. Diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) according to the 2022 WHO classification. 2\. Age between 18 and 65 years. 3. Meets the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) criteria for high-risk B-ALL, based on clinical or cytogenetic/molecular features: 1. Clinical high-risk features (any of the following): 1. Age \> 35 years 2. Peripheral WBC count \> 30 × 10⁹/L 3. Cytogenetic/molecular high-risk features (any of the following): 2. Cytogenetic and molecular high-risk features (at least one of the following): 1. Hypodiploidy (\<44 chromosomes) 2. TP53 mutation 3. KMT2A rearrangement 4. MLL rearrangement 5. HLF rearrangement 6. ZNF384 rearrangement 7. MEF2D rearrangement 8. MYC rearrangement 9. BCR-ABL1-like (Ph-like) ALL, including: 10. JAK pathway rearrangements (CRLF2r, EPORr, JAK1/2/3r, TYK2r, SH2B3 mutation, IL7R mutation, JAK1/2/3 mutations) 11. ABL-class rearrangements (ABL1, ABL2, PDGFRA, PDGFRB, FGFR1) 12. Other kinase fusions (e.g., NTRK3r, FLT3r, LYNr, PTK2Br) 13. PAX5alt 14. t(9;22)(q34.1;q11.2); BCR-ABL1 with IKZF1 mutation and/or prior chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) 15. Intrachromosomal amplification of chromosome 21 (iAMP21) 16. IKZF1 alteration 17. Complex karyotype (≥5 chromosomal abnormalities) 4. CD19-positive by immunophenotyping. 5. BCR::ABL1-negative. 6. Achieved complete remission (CR) after induction therapy. 7. Measurable residual disease (MRD)-negative by flow cytometry (FCM). 8. Availability of a matched sibling donor, haploidentical related donor, or matched/unmatched unrelated donor. 9\. ECOG performance status score of 0-2. 10. Creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min (by Cockcroft-Gault formula). 11. AST and ALT ≤ 3 × upper limit of normal (ULN); total bilirubin ≤ 2 × ULN. 12. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50% by echocardiography. 13. Expected survival \> 8 weeks. 14. Signed written informed consent, with ability to understand and comply with the study protocol. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prior exposure to blinatumomab, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, or anti-CD22 immunotoxins. 2. Clinically significant cardiovascular disease, including uncontrolled arrhythmia, uncontrolled hypertension, congestive heart failure, NYHA class III or IV heart disease, or myocardial infarction within 3 months prior to screening. 3. Other severe comorbidities that may limit participation in the trial (e.g., severe infection, renal failure). 4. Known HIV infection or uncontrolled severe viral hepatitis. 5. Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310000, China
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