Clinical trial • Phase I/II • Oncology
BLINATUMOMAB for B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (relapsed/refractory) | Minimal residual disease (MRD) positive B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
Phase I/II trial of BLINATUMOMAB for B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (relapsed/refractory) | Minimal residual disease (MRD) positive B-cell…
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Oncology
- Trial Disease
- B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (relapsed/refractory) | Minimal residual disease (MRD) positive B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukaemia
- Trial Stage
- Phase I/II
- Drug Modality
- Bispecific antibody
- Paediatric Trial
- Yes
- Orphan Drug
- Yes
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 05-09-2025
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 13-02-2026
Trial design
open-label, adaptive Phase I/II trial across 10 sites in Netherlands, Italy, France.
- Open Label
- Yes
- Adaptive
- True, Phase 1b includes dose-escalation cohorts to determine the pediatric RP2D (up to approximately 54 evaluable participants; 6 to 9 per cohort; up to 6 cohorts).
- Biomarker Stratified
- True - MRD (minimal residual disease) used to define cohorts: MRD+ cohort (≥0.1% and <5% blasts in BM) and R/R (relapsed/refractory) cohort
- Single Multiple Or Escalation Dose Combined
- Yes
- Target Sample Size
- 104
Eligibility
Recruits 104 paediatric patients.
- Vulnerable Population
- Participants are pediatric (age range 28 days to <12 years). When the participant is legally too young to provide consent, the participant’s legally authorized representative must provide informed consent, and the participant must provide written assent based on local regulations and/or guidelines prior to any study-specific activities/procedures. Age-specific assent and consent documentation is provided (parental ICF, adolescent ICF/assent, child assent forms).
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Participant’s legally authorized representative has provided informed consent when the participant is legally too young to provide informed consent, and the participant has provided written assent based on local regulations and/or guidelines before any study-specific activities/procedures being initiated."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Age 28 days to < 12 years at the time of consent"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Lansky Performance Status (LPS) of ≥ 50%"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Prior CD19-directed therapy such as blinatumomab or CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T) cells will be allowed (with demonstrated continued CD19+ expression) if treatment ended >4 weeks prior to start of protocol therapy and no prior central nervous system (CNS) complications (see CNS exclusion criteria below)."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Any Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) participant intolerant or refractory to prior tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are eligible."}
- {"criterion_text":"- For Phase 1b and Phase 2 cohort in participants with R/R B-ALL (Ph2-R): Participants with B-ALL relapsed after or refractory to any line of treatment including allogeneic HSCT Refractory disease is defined as the failure to achieve CR. Relapsed disease is defined as isolated hematological relapse or combined hematological and extramedullary (EM) relapse after achieving a CR. Greater than or equal to 5% blasts in the BM is considered as relapse in the BM."}
- {"criterion_text":"- For Phase 2 cohort in participants with MRD+ B-ALL (Ph2-M): Participants with MRD+ B-ALL must have between ≥ 0.1% and < 5% blasts in the BM. With a peripheral blood count as defined below: ANC (neutrophils) ≥ 500/μL; Platelets ≥ 50,000/μL (transfusion permitted)"}
- {"criterion_text":"- For Phase 2 cohort in participants with MRD+ B-ALL (Ph2-M):Submission of an archival bone marrow specimen from primary diagnosis or relapse for clone-specific calibration of MRD. See section 8.2.9 and the lab manual for minimum sample requirements. For patients in the US and Canada that have a prior Adaptive clonoSEQ result from bone marrow testing that can be made available for use in this study for clone specific calibration, this may be acceptable in lieu of the archival bone marrow specimen with approval by the Medical Monitor. The participant must also provide consent to the use of the prior clonoSEQ result."}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Disease Related: Active ALL in the CNS. If CSF leukemia is present, participants must receive intrathecal therapy and have documented negative CSF prior to enrolling."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Prior/Concomitant Therapy: 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"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Prior/Concomitant Therapy: Allogeneic HSCT within 12 weeks before the start of blinatumomab"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Prior/Concomitant Therapy: Cancer chemotherapy within 2 weeks before the start of protocol specified therapy, with the exception of intrathecal chemotherapy and/or low dose maintenance therapy (for example vinca alkaloids, mercaptopurine, methotrexate, or hydroxyurea). Any low dose chemotherapy as stated above must be discontinued before starting pre-phase chemotherapy and/or dexamethasone."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Prior/Concomitant Therapy: Immunotherapy (eg, rituximab, alemtuzumab) within 4 weeks before start of protocol specified therapy"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Prior/Concurrent Clinical Study Experience: Currently receiving treatment in another investigational device or drug study, or less than 30 days or 5 half-lives since ending treatment in another investigational device or drug study(ies). This does not apply to other investigational procedures or participation in observational research studies."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Diagnostic Assessments: Abnormal screening laboratory values as defined below: Direct bilirubin > 3.0 mg/dL prior to start of treatment; Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) < 30 mL/min. per 1.73 m2 per the Revised Schwartz equation for children 2 to < 12 years. For children < 2 years of age, at least 50% of age and gender appropriate normal"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Other Exclusions: Participant likely to not be available to complete all protocol-required study visits or procedures, and/or to comply with all required study procedures (eg, Clinical Outcome Assessments) to the best of the Participant, Participant’s legal guardian’s, and investigator’s knowledge. Completion of patient reported outcomes questionnaires is not required and will not be prohibitive to enrollment in case patient has intellectual disability or cognitive impairment or in case instrument is unavailable in subject’s language."}
- {"criterion_text":"- History or evidence of any other clinically significant disorder, condition, or disease (except for those outlined above) that, in the opinion of the investigator or Amgen physician, if consulted, would pose a risk to participant safety, or interfere with the study evaluation, procedures or completion. Completion of patient reported outcomes questionnaires is not required and will not be prohibitive to enrollment in case patient has intellectual disability or cognitive impairment or in case instrument is unavailable in subject’s language."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Other Medical Conditions: History of other malignancy within the past 3 years, with the following exception: Malignancy treated with curative intent and with no known active disease present for ≥ 3 years before enrollment and felt to be at low risk for recurrence by the treating physician."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Other Medical Conditions: History or presence of clinically relevant CNS pathology or event such as epilepsy, childhood seizure, paresis, aphasia, stroke, severe brain injuries, cerebellar disease, organic brain syndrome, psychosis, or severe (≥ grade 3) CNS events including ICANS from prior CAR-T or other T-cell engager therapies."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Other Medical Conditions: Isolated EMdisease"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Other Medical Conditions: Current autoimmune disease or history of autoimmune disease with potential CNS involvement."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Other Medical Conditions: Patients with Down Syndrome are not eligible for this study"}
- {"criterion_text":"- Prior/Concomitant Therapy: Known hypersensitivity to blinatumomab or to any component of the product formulation. Sensitivity to any of the products administered during dosing."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Prior/Concomitant Therapy: Active acute or chronic graft versus host disease requiring systemic treatment with immunosuppressive medication."}
- {"criterion_text":"- Prior/Concomitant Therapy: Known infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or chronic infection with hepatitis B virus or hepatitis C virus."}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1b: Dose limiting toxicities (DLTs), treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAE), serious TEAE, treatment related TEAE, and adverse events of interest (EOI)","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2 R/R B-ALL (Cohort Ph2-R): CR/CRh within the first 2 cycles","definition_or_measurement_approach":"CR/CRh measured within the first 2 cycles (as stated)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2 MRD+ B-ALL (Cohort Ph2-M): CR with MRD negative response (MRD <10-4 [0.01%]) within the first 2 cycles","definition_or_measurement_approach":"MRD negative defined as MRD < 10^-4 (0.01%); CR with MRD negative response assessed within first 2 cycles."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1b: Complete remission/complete remission with partial hematological recovery (CR/CRh) within the first 2 cycles","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1b: CR within the first 2 cycles","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1b: CR/CRh/CRi/Blast free hypoplastic or aplastic BM within the first 2 cycles","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1b: MRD negative response (MRD level < 10-4 [0.01%]) within the first 2 cycles","definition_or_measurement_approach":"MRD negative defined as MRD < 10^-4 (0.01%) within first 2 cycles."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1b: DOR is defined as the time from the first response of CR/CRh within the first 2 cycles until hematological relapse (Including EM relapse) per investigator’s assessment or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first","definition_or_measurement_approach":"DOR = time from first CR/CRh response within first 2 cycles until hematological relapse (including EM relapse) per investigator assessment or death."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1b: PK parameters following SC blinatumomab administration including, but not limited to, maximum concentration (Cmax), time to maximum concentration (Tmax), and area under the concentration time curve (AUC)","definition_or_measurement_approach":"PK parameters measured post-dose (Cmax, Tmax, AUC as listed)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 1b: Incidence of anti-blinatumomab antibody formation","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2 (Cohort Ph2-R) Key Secondary: CR/CRh with MRD negative response (MRD < 10-4 [0.01%]) within the first 2 cycles","definition_or_measurement_approach":"MRD negative defined as MRD < 10^-4 (0.01%); CR/CRh with MRD negative response assessed within first 2 cycles."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2 (Cohort Ph2-R) Key Secondary: DOR is defined as the time from the first response of CR/CRh within the first 2 cycles until hematological relapse (Including EM relapse) per investigator’s assessment or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first","definition_or_measurement_approach":"DOR = time from first CR/CRh response within first 2 cycles until hematological relapse (including EM relapse) per investigator assessment or death."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2 (Cohort Ph2-R): CR within the first 2 cycles","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2 (Cohort Ph2-R): CR/CRh/CRi/Blast free hypoplastic or aplastic BM within the first 2 cycles","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2 (Cohort Ph2-R): OS is defined as the time from the first dose until death due to any cause","definition_or_measurement_approach":"OS = time from first dose until death due to any cause."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2 (Cohort Ph2-R): Incidence of TEAE, serious TEAE, Treatment related TEAE, and EOI","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2 (Cohort Ph2-R): Blinatumomab PK serum concentrations","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2 (Cohort Ph2-R): Incidence of anti-blinatumomab antibody formation","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2 (Cohort Ph2-M) Key Secondary: CR/CRh with MRD negative response (MRD < 10-4 [0.01%]) within the first 2 cycles","definition_or_measurement_approach":"MRD negative defined as MRD < 10^-4 (0.01%); CR/CRh with MRD negative response assessed within first 2 cycles."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2 (Cohort Ph2-M) Key Secondary: DOR is defined as the time from the first response CR with MRD negative response (MRD < 10-4 [0.01%]) within the first 2 cycles until hematological relapse (including EM relapse) or MRD relapse (MRD ≥ 10-4 [0.01%]) per investigator’s assessment or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first","definition_or_measurement_approach":"DOR = time from first CR with MRD negative response within first 2 cycles until hematological relapse (including EM relapse) or MRD relapse (MRD ≥ 10^-4) per investigator assessment or death."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2 (Cohort Ph2-M): CR/CRh/CRi/Blast free hypoplastic or aplastic BM with MRD negative response (MRD < 10-4 [0.01%]) within the first 2 cycles","definition_or_measurement_approach":"MRD negative defined as MRD < 10^-4 (0.01%)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2 (Cohort Ph2-M): OS, defined as the time of the start of first dose of SC blinatumomab until death due to any cause","definition_or_measurement_approach":"OS = time from start of first dose until death due to any cause."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2 (Cohort Ph2-M): Incidence of TEAE, serious TEAE, Treatment related TEAE, and EOI","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2 (Cohort Ph2-M): Blinatumomab PK serum concentrations","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Phase 2 (Cohort Ph2-M): Incidence of anti-blinatumomab antibody formation","definition_or_measurement_approach":""}
Recruitment
- Digital Remote Recruitment
- True - Website lay summary and online/public-facing recruitment materials (e.g. country-specific lay summary for the Netherlands) are listed among recruitment documents.
- Planned Sample Size
- 104
- Recruitment Window Months
- 54
- Consent Approach
- When participant is legally too young to provide consent, the participant’s legally authorized representative must provide informed consent; the participant must provide written assent based on local regulations and/or guidelines prior to any study activities. Age-specific consent/assent documents exist (parental ICF; adolescent ICF and adolescent assent; child assent forms for specified age groups). Subject information and ICF documents are present in the dossier; protocol synopses and materials are available in English and translated versions (French, Dutch, Italian) as indicated by available documents.
Methods
- Physician referral and physician-to-physician (Dr-to-Dr) letters (documented: 'Dr to Dr Letter', 'Physician Referral Letter') targeted to treating clinicians at pediatric oncology/hematology centers (documents listed for multiple Member States).
- GP/primary care communication (document: 'GP Letter') to inform local physicians about the study and referral pathways.
- Website lay summary (document: 'Website Lay Summary_NL') to provide public-facing study information (country/language-specific lay materials).
- Recruitment procedure documentation (K1 recruitment arrangements) describing local recruitment workflow at sites.
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 10
- Total Number Of Participants
- 6
Netherlands
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 01-12-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 17-02-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 78
- Number Of Sites
- 1
- Number Of Participants
- 1
Sites
- Site Name
- Prinses Maxima Centrum voor Kinderoncologie B.V.
- Department Name
- Hematology-Oncology
- Principal Investigator Name
- Erica Brivio
- Principal Investigator Email
- e.b.brivio@prinsesmaximacentrum.nl
- Contact Person Name
- Erica Brivio
- Contact Person Email
- e.b.brivio@prinsesmaximacentrum.nl
Italy
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 01-12-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 29-04-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 149
- Number Of Sites
- 5
- Number Of Participants
- 4
Sites
- Site Name
- Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu
- Department Name
- Oncoematologia
- Principal Investigator Name
- Franco Locatelli
- Principal Investigator Email
- franco.locatelli@opbg.net
- Contact Person Name
- Franco Locatelli
- Contact Person Email
- franco.locatelli@opbg.net
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Di Bologna IRCCS Istituto Di Ricerca E Di Cura A Carattere Scientifico
- Department Name
- Oncoematologia Pediatrica
- Principal Investigator Name
- Arcangelo Prete
- Principal Investigator Email
- arcangelo.prete@aosp.bo.it
- Contact Person Name
- Arcangelo Prete
- Contact Person Email
- arcangelo.prete@aosp.bo.it
- Site Name
- Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo Dei Tintori
- Department Name
- Ematologia Pediatrica
- Principal Investigator Name
- Carmelo Rizzari
- Principal Investigator Email
- carmelo.rizzari@irccs-sangerardo.it
- Contact Person Name
- Carmelo Rizzari
- Contact Person Email
- carmelo.rizzari@irccs-sangerardo.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico G. Rodolico-San Marco Di Catania
- Department Name
- Ematologia e Oncologia Pediatrica
- Principal Investigator Name
- Luca Lo Nigro
- Principal Investigator Email
- lonigro@policlinico.unict.it
- Contact Person Name
- Luca Lo Nigro
- Contact Person Email
- lonigro@policlinico.unict.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliera Santobono Pausilipon
- Department Name
- Ricerca Clinica e Traslazionale
- Principal Investigator Name
- Rosanna Parasole
- Principal Investigator Email
- r.parasole@santobonopausilipon.it
- Contact Person Name
- Rosanna Parasole
- Contact Person Email
- r.parasole@santobonopausilipon.it
France
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 04-12-2025
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 30-03-2026
- Processing Time Days
- 116
- Number Of Sites
- 4
- Number Of Participants
- 1
Sites
- Site Name
- CHRU De Nancy
- Department Name
- Service Oncologie Pediatrique
- Principal Investigator Name
- Cecile Pochon
- Principal Investigator Email
- c.pochon@chru-nancy.fr
- Contact Person Name
- Cecile Pochon
- Contact Person Email
- c.pochon@chru-nancy.fr
- Site Name
- Trousseau Hospital
- Department Name
- Service d'Hématologie et d'Oncologie Pediatrique
- Principal Investigator Name
- Arnaud Petit
- Principal Investigator Email
- arnaud.petit@trs.aphp.fr
- Contact Person Name
- Arnaud Petit
- Contact Person Email
- arnaud.petit@trs.aphp.fr
- Site Name
- Robert Debre University Hospital
- Department Name
- Service hématologie et Immunologie Pediatrique
- Principal Investigator Name
- Marion Strullu
- Principal Investigator Email
- marion.strullu@aphp.fr
- Contact Person Name
- Marion Strullu
- Contact Person Email
- marion.strullu@aphp.fr
- Site Name
- Hospices Civils De Lyon
- Department Name
- Service Hématologie Pediatrique
- Principal Investigator Name
- Carine Halfon Domenech
- Principal Investigator Email
- carine.halfondomenech@ihope.fr
- Contact Person Name
- Carine Halfon Domenech
- Contact Person Email
- carine.halfondomenech@ihope.fr
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Amgen Inc.
- Organisation Type
- Pharmaceutical company
- Country Of Registered Address
- United States
Contract research organisations
- Name
- Eresearchtechnology Inc.
- Responsibilities
- sponsorDuties codes: [7]; likely data/operational support per dossier entry; contact: customercare@clario.com
- Name
- Q Squared Solutions Limited
- Responsibilities
- sponsorDuties codes: [4]; lab/clinical operations support per dossier entry; contact: q2_eu_clinical_trials_information@q2labsolutions.com
- Name
- Almac Clinical Technologies LLC
- Responsibilities
- sponsorDuties codes: [3]; IRT/technical support per dossier entry; contact: IRTHELP@almacgroup.com
- Name
- Veeva Systems Inc.
- Responsibilities
- sponsorDuties codes: [7]; electronic data capture/CDMS support; contact: CDMS_support@veeva.com
- Name
- Altasciences Compagnie Inc.
- Responsibilities
- sponsorDuties codes: [4]; lab/operational support; contact: contact@altasciences.com
Third parties
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: [4]; contact: mrdclientmanagers@adaptivebiotech.com","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Eresearchtechnology Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: [7]; contact: customercare@clario.com","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United Kingdom","full_name":"Q Squared Solutions Limited","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: [4]; contact: q2_eu_clinical_trials_information@q2labsolutions.com","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Almac Clinical Technologies LLC","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: [3]; contact: IRTHELP@almacgroup.com","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"United States","full_name":"Veeva Systems Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: [7]; contact: CDMS_support@veeva.com","organisation_type":"Non-Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Canada","full_name":"Altasciences Compagnie Inc.","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: [4]; contact: contact@altasciences.com","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Germany","full_name":"Amgen Research (Munich) GmbH","duties_or_roles":"sponsorDuties codes: [4]; contact: munich@amgen.de","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- Blinatumomab SC2
- Active Substance
- BLINATUMOMAB
- Modality
- Bispecific antibody
- Routes Of Administration
- Subcutaneous (SOLUTION FOR INJECTION)
- Route
- Subcutaneous
- Authorisation Status
- prodAuthStatus: 1
- Orphan Designation
- Yes
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