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Phase 2 N=16 Treatment

Blinatumomab & Pembrolizumab for Adults With Relapsed/Refractory B-cell ALL With High Marrow Lymphoblasts

B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Adult

Enrolled (actual)
16
Serious AEs
31.3%
Results posted
Nov 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Best Overall Response Rate (ORR) — 6; 0; 1; 0 Participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Interventions
blinatumomab (Drug); pembrolizumab (Drug)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
University of California, San Diego
Primary completion
Dec 2021

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Best Overall Response Rate (ORR)
6; 0; 1; 0; 1; 0
SECONDARY
Complete Response Rate (CR)
6; 0
SECONDARY
Minimal Residual Disease (MRD) Negativity Rate in Subjects Achieving a CR or CRh
6; 0; 1; 2
SECONDARY
2 Year Relapse-free Survival Rate
2
SECONDARY
2-year Overall Survival Rate
3; 1

Summary

This is a Phase I/II study of blinatumomab in combination with pembrolizumab in adult patients with relapsed or refractory B-lineage ALL (B-ALL). The primary objective of this study is to determine if the addition of pembrolizumab to blinatumomab improves the Complete Response Rate (CR) and Complete Remission with Partial Hematologic Recovery (CRh) relative to blinatumomab alone in adult subjects with relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with high bone marrow lymphoblast percentage (>50% lymphoblasts).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Relapsed or refractory B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) having received at least 1 prior line of therapy
  • Philadelphia chromosome positive (Ph+), or Breakpoint Cluster Region Protein-Abelson Murine Leukemia Viral Oncogene Homolog 1 (BCR-ABL1) positive B-lineage ALL must have failed at least 1 second or third generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) or be intolerant to TKIs
  • Greater than 50% lymphoblasts on screening bone marrow aspirate or biopsy
  • Adequate organ function
  • Women of child-bearing potential and men with partners of child-bearing potential must agree to use 2 methods of birth control or be surgically sterile, or abstain from heterosexual activity for the course of the study through 120 days after the last dose of study medication.
  • A woman of child-bearing potential is any female (regardless of sexual orientation, having undergone a tubal ligation, or remaining celibate by choice) who meets the following criteria:
  • Has not undergone a hysterectomy or bilateral oophorectomy; or
  • Has not been naturally postmenopausal for at least 12 consecutive months (i.e., has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months)
  • Male subjects must agree to use a latex condom during sexual contact with females of childbearing potential even if they have had a successful vasectomy starting with the first dose of study therapy through 120 days after the last dose of study therapy.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation within 5 years of study drug administration
  • Is currently participating and receiving study therapy or has participated in a study of an investigational agent and received study therapy or used an investigational device within 4 weeks of the first dose of treatment.
  • Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF) or Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) use within 2 weeks of study treatment and throughout the study
  • Prior checkpoint inhibitor therapy including anti Programmed Death Receptor 1 (anti-PD1), anti-PD-L1, anti-CTLA4 (cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4), anti tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 9 (anti-CD137), or anti-PD-L2 therapy
  • Active Central Nervous System (CNS) or testicular involvement by leukemia
  • History of neurologic disorder
  • Has a known additional malignancy that is progressing or requires active treatment. Exceptions include basal cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, or in situ cervical cancer that has undergone potentially curative therapy.
  • Burkitt lymphoma/leukemia
  • Has a diagnosis of congenital immunodeficiency
  • Has a known history of active Bacillus Tuberculosis (TB)
  • Known Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection
  • Active hepatitis B or hepatitis C infection
  • Has received a live vaccine within 30 days prior to first dose
  • Is pregnant or breastfeeding, or expecting to conceive or father children within the projected duration of the trial, starting with the pre-screening or screening visit through 120 days after the last dose of trial treatment.
  • History of autoimmune disease
  • Known interstitial lung disease
  • Any evidence of active, non-infectious pneumonitis or has a history of (non-infectious) pneumonitis that required steroids or current pneumonitis
  • Patients who have received chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 2 weeks prior to entering the study or has not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 2 weeks earlier.
  • Patients who are less than 4 weeks from surgery or have insufficient recovery from surgical-related trauma or wound healing.
  • Known impaired cardiac function
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03160079). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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