New immunotherapy combo aims to treat leukemia without chemo
NCT ID NCT06985485
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a sequence of two immunotherapy drugs, blinatumomab and inotuzumab ozogamicin, in people with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). It includes newly diagnosed patients who are older or too frail for intensive chemotherapy, as well as those whose cancer has returned or still shows signs of disease after treatment. The goal is to see if this drug combination can improve survival and reduce the chance of relapse, while avoiding traditional chemotherapy side effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- blinatumomab and inotuzumab ozogamicin
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a chemotherapy-free immunotherapy option for B-ALL patients who cannot tolerate or decline intensive chemo, potentially improving survival and reducing relapse.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase (phase II) single-center trial with only 26 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The combination may cause serious side effects like cytokine release syndrome or infections.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 26 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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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15 years and older
- 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. Newly diagnosed B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) patients aged ≥60 years, as per NCCN guidelines. 2. Newly diagnosed B-ALL patients aged ≥15 to \<60 years who are unfit for intensive chemotherapy (Unfit), as per NCCN guidelines, meeting at least one of the following criteria: 1、ECOG score ≥2 2、Severe cardiac comorbidities (e.g., congestive heart failure requiring treatment, left ventricular ejection fraction ≤50%, unstable angina) 3、Severe pulmonary comorbidities (e.g., DLCO ≤65%, FEV1 ≤65%) 4、Severe renal comorbidities (e.g., serum creatinine \>2×upper limit of normal (ULN), creatinine clearance \<45 mL/min by any formula) 5、Severe hepatic comorbidities (e.g., total bilirubin \>1.5×ULN, AST/ALT/ALP \>3×ULN) 6、Active infection refractory to antimicrobial therapy 7、Documented cognitive impairment 8、Other comorbidities contraindicating intensive chemotherapy (3) Newly diagnosed B-ALL patients aged ≥15 to \<60 years with good performance status and adequate organ function who decline intensive chemotherapy for subjective reasons (Fit-Declined), as per NCCN guidelines (e.g., fear of toxicity, financial/social/psychological factors, preference for quality of life). (4) Patients aged ≥15 years with relapsed/refractory B-ALL or MRD positivity after prior chemotherapy (5) All patients must meet the following organ function requirements: 1. Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥40% by echocardiogram 2. Creatinine clearance ≥30 mL/min (by any formula) 3. ALT and AST ≤3×ULN, total bilirubin ≤2×ULN (unless attributed to leukemia) 4. ≤Grade 1 dyspnea and oxygen saturation \>91% without supplemental oxygen (6) Ability to understand and voluntarily sign the informed consent form. (7) Life expectancy ≥3 months. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Presence of central nervous system (CNS) or other extramedullary disease. 2. Concurrent other active malignancies or malignancies requiring treatment. 3. Prior exposure to CD19- or CD22-targeted therapies (including but not limited to CD19-directed CD3 T-cell engager, inotuzumab ozogamicin, CD19 or/and CD22 CAR-T). 4. Use of immunosuppressive agents within 2 weeks prior to signing informed consent, or planned long-term immunosuppressive therapy after enrollment. 5. Active cardiac disease (NYHA Class ≥3 as assessed by medical history and physical examination). 6. Severe chronic liver disease (e.g., cirrhosis, nodular regenerative hyperplasia, active hepatitis \[HBsAb-positive, HCVAb-positive\]). 1、Patients with occult or prior HBV infection (defined as HBcAb-positive, HBsAg-negative) are eligible only if HBV DNA PCR is negative, and require monthly HBV DNA monitoring with prophylactic antiviral therapy. 2、HCV antibody-positive patients are eligible only if HCV RNA PCR is negative. 3、History of confirmed severe or persistent veno-occlusive disease/sinusoidal obstruction syndrome (VOD/SOS). (7) Bacterial, fungal, viral, mycoplasma, or other infections that are uncontrolled as judged by the investigator; HIV, syphilis, or SARS-CoV-2 infection. (8) Past or current CNS disorders, such as seizures, cerebrovascular ischemia/hemorrhage, dementia, cerebellar disease, or any CNS-related autoimmune disease. (9) Primary immunodeficiency or active autoimmune disease. (10) History of severe immediate hypersensitivity to any study drugs. (11) Receipt of live vaccine within 6 weeks prior to screening. (12) Psychiatric disorders or other conditions that may compromise compliance with study requirements, treatment, or monitoring. (13) Pregnant or breastfeeding women, or fertile patients unwilling to use contraception. (14) Any other condition deemed unsuitable for study participation by the investigator.
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Conditions
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Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
RECRUITINGSuzhou, Jiangsu, 215006, China
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