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Immunotherapy blinatumomab shows promise in kids with relapsed leukemia
NCT ID NCT02393859
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tested the drug blinatumomab in 111 children with high-risk relapsed B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Blinatumomab is an immunotherapy that helps the body's immune cells attack cancer cells. The study compared blinatumomab to standard chemotherapy as consolidation therapy after initial treatment. The goal was to see if blinatumomab could improve event-free survival (time without cancer returning) and overall survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- blinatumomab (Blincyto)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a more effective and less toxic treatment option for children with relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase 3 trial, but results may not apply to all patients. Blinatumomab can cause serious side effects like cytokine release syndrome and neurological problems.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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111 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2015
- Finished
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Nov 2022
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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0 to 17 years
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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: * Subjects with Philadelphia chromosome negative (Ph-) high-risk (HR) first relapse B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL; as defined by International Berlin-Frankfurt-Muenster study group/International study for treatment of childhood relapsed ALL \[I-BFM SG/IntReALL\] criteria) * Subjects with bone marrow blast percentage \< 5% (M1) or bone marrow blast percentage \< 25% and ≥5% (M2) marrow at the time of randomization, * Age \> 28 days and \< 18 years at the time of informed consent/assent * Subject's legally acceptable representative has provided informed consent when the subject is legally too young to provide informed consent and the subject has provided written assent based on local regulations and/or guidelines prior to any study-specific activities/procedures being initiated * Availability of the following material from relapse diagnosis for central analysis of minimal residual disease (MRD) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR): clone-specific primers and reference deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), as well as primer sequences and analyzed sequences of clonal rearrangements (cases with isolated extramedullary relapse or cases with technical and/or logistic hurdles to obtain and process bone marrow material are exempt from providing this material. In these cases, central MRD analysis only by Flow is permitted). Exclusion Criteria: * Clinically relevant central nervous system (CNS) pathology requiring treatment (eg, unstable epilepsy). Evidence of current CNS (CNS 2, CNS 3) involvement by ALL. Subjects with CNS relapse at the time of relapse are eligible if CNS is successfully treated prior to enrollment * Peripheral neutrophils \< 500/μL prior to start of treatment * Peripheral platelets \< 50,000/μL prior to start of treatment * Currently receiving treatment in another investigational device or drug study or less than 4 weeks since ending treatment on another investigational device or drug study(s), procedures required by IntReALL high-risk (HR) guidelines are allowed * Chemotherapy related toxicities that have not resolved to ≤ grade 2 (except for parameters defined in Exclusion Criteria 202, 203, 204, and 217) * Symptoms and/or clinical signs and/or radiological and/or sonographic signs that indicate an acute or uncontrolled chronic infection, any other concurrent disease or medical condition that could be exacerbated by the treatment or would seriously complicate compliance with the protocol * Abnormal renal or hepatic function prior to start of treatment (day 1) as defined below * Abnormal serum creatinine based on age/gender * Total bilirubin \> 3.0 mg/dL prior to start of treatment (unless related to Gilbert's or Meulengracht disease) * Documented infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) * Known hypersensitivity to immunoglobulins or any of the products or components to be administered during dosing (excluding asparaginase) * Post-menarchal female subject who is pregnant or breastfeeding, or is planning to become pregnant or breastfeed while receiving protocol-specified therapy and for at least 12 months after the last dose of chemotherapy * Post-menarchal female subject who is not willing to practice true sexual abstinence or use a highly effective form of contraception while receiving protocol-specified therapy and for at least 12 months after the last dose of chemotherapy * Sexually mature male subject who is not willing to practice true sexual abstinence or use a condom with spermicide while receiving protocol-specified therapy and for at least 6 months after last dose of chemotherapy. In countries where spermicide is not available, a condom without spermicide is acceptable * Sexually mature male subject who is not willing to abstain from sperm donation while receiving protocol-specified therapy and for at least 6 months after last dose of chemotherapy * Subject likely to not be available to complete all protocol-required study visits or procedures, including follow-up visits, and/or to comply with all required study procedures to the best of the subject's and investigator's knowledge * History or evidence of any other clinically significant disorder, condition or disease (with the exception of those outlined above) that, in the opinion of the investigator or Amgen physician, if consulted, would pose a risk to subject safety or interfere with the study evaluation, procedures, or completion * Placed into an institution due to juridical or regulatory ruling.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
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Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, C1199ABB, Argentina
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Randwick, New South Wales, 2031, Australia
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Westmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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South Brisbane, Queensland, 4101, Australia
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Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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Graz, 8036, Austria
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Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
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Vienna, 1090, Austria
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Brussels, 1020, Belgium
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Brussels, 1200, Belgium
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Ghent, 9000, Belgium
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Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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Liège, 4000, Belgium
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Curitba, Paraná, 81520-060, Brazil
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Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90035-903, Brazil
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São Paulo, São Paulo, 04039-001, Brazil
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São Paulo, São Paulo, 08270-070, Brazil
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Prague, 150 06, Czechia
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København Ø, 2100, Denmark
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Bordeaux, 33076, France
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Lille, 59037, France
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Lyon, 69008, France
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Marseille, 13385, France
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Montpellier, 34295, France
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Nantes, 44093, France
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Paris, 75012, France
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Paris, 75019, France
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Strasbourg, 67200, France
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Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511, France
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Berlin, 13353, Germany
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Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany
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Erlangen, 91054, Germany
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Essen, 45122, Germany
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Frankfurt am Main, 60590, Germany
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Freiburg im Breisgau, 79106, Germany
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Giessen, 35392, Germany
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Hamburg, 20246, Germany
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Hanover, 30625, Germany
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Jena, 07740, Germany
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Kiel, 24105, Germany
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München, 80337, Germany
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Münster, 48149, Germany
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Tübingen, 72076, Germany
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Ulm, 89075, Germany
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Würzburg, 97080, Germany
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Goudi, 11527, Greece
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Haifa, 3109601, Israel
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Jerusalem, 9112001, Israel
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Petah Tikva, 4920235, Israel
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Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel
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Tel Litwinsky, 5262000, Israel
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Bologna, 40138, Italy
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Genova, 16147, Italy
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Monza (MB), 20900, Italy
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Naples, 80123, Italy
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Padova, 35128, Italy
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Pavia, 27100, Italy
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Roma, 00161, Italy
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Roma, 00165, Italy
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Torino, 10126, Italy
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Guadalajara, Jalisco, 44340, Mexico
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Mexico City, Mexico City, 01120, Mexico
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Monterrey, Nuevo León, 64460, Mexico
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Rotterdam, 3015 CN, Netherlands
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Utrecht, 3584 CS, Netherlands
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Oslo, 0372, Norway
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Bydgoszcz, 85-094, Poland
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Krakow, 30-663, Poland
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Lublin, 20-093, Poland
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Wroclaw, 50-556, Poland
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Zabrze, 41-800, Poland
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Lisbon, 1099-023, Portugal
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Porto, 4200-072, Portugal
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Bucharest, 022328, Romania
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Cluj-Napoca, 400177, Romania
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Moscow, 115478, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 197022, Russia
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Málaga, Andalusia, 29011, Spain
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Seville, Andalusia, 41013, Spain
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Santander, Cantabria, 39008, Spain
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Barcelona, Catalonia, 08035, Spain
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Barcelona, Catalonia, 08041, Spain
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Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, 15706, Spain
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Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, 28660, Spain
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El Palmar, Murcia, 30120, Spain
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Valencia, Valencia, 46026, Spain
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Madrid, 28009, Spain
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Madrid, 28046, Spain
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Stockholm, 171 76, Sweden
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Basel, 4056, Switzerland
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Zurich, 8032, Switzerland
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Adana, 01130, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Antalya, 07059, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Izmir, 35040, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Kayseri, 38039, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Birmingham, B4 6NH, United Kingdom
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Bristol, BS2 8BJ, United Kingdom
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Glasgow, G51 4TF, United Kingdom
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London, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom
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Manchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
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Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, United Kingdom
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Sheffield, S10 2TH, United Kingdom
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Sutton, SM2 5PT, United Kingdom
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