Blinatumomab Bridge Therapy for Mitigating Chemotoxicity in Children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia


KOCA YOZGAT A., ARMAN BİLİR Ö., Bozkaya İ. O., Yaralı H. N.

Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, cilt.41, sa.1, ss.151-154, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 41 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s12288-024-01791-1
  • Dergi Adı: Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.151-154
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Children, Blinotumomab, Bridge therapy
  • Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most prevalent cancer among children, and treatment-related toxicity remains high, especially for high-risk patients. Blinatumomab is the bispecific T-cell engager recently approved for relapsed/refractory ALL. Blinatumomab has a non-myelotoxic toxicity profile and causes B-cell depletion. Data on the use of blinatumomab in chemotherapy-induced toxicity is unclear. We report two pediatric patients with pre-B ALL, treated with blinatumomab because of chemotherapy-associated toxicity, with recovery and successful bridging to further chemotherapy. Blinatumomab can be considered in pediatric ALL patients who develop chemotherapy toxicity and whose treatment is delayed.