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Abstract
Background
Blinatumomab is effective in achieving disease remission in children with CD-19 positive relapsed/refractory (R/R) B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL).
Case series
Blinatumomab was administered to nine patients with R/R B-ALL, of which 8 (88 %) were not in remission post-salvage chemotherapy. Seven of eight (87.5 %) patients attained morphological remission, and 5/8 (62.5 %) had measurable residual disease response following the first cycle. Three received a second cycle; 2 were non-responsive, and 1 had progressive disease during therapy. Cytokine release syndrome Grade 3 was seen in 2/9 (22 %) patients. Seven (78 %) underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplant. At a median follow-up of 650 days, the overall survival and progression-free survival of the cohort was 55.6 % (±16.6).
Conclusion
Our case series emphasizes the feasibility and ease of administration of blinatumomab with minimal toxicity, and efficacy similar to international reports in a resource-limited setting.