Fu Hui, Zhao Yanmin, Fu Huarui, Liu Meng, Zhang Congxiao, Yang Li, Huang He, Shi Jimin, Yu Jian
Bone Marrow Transplantation Center, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Liangzhu Laboratory, Zhejiang University Medical Center, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Hematology. 2025 Dec;30(1):2439605. doi: 10.1080/16078454.2024.2439605. Epub 2025 Jan 8.
Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (Allo-HSCT) remains the mainstay of treatment for adults with high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Due to the crucial role of measurable residual disease (MRD) before Allo-HSCT in predicting relapse and the promising anti-leukemia effect of blinatumomab, we documented a short-course, low-dose conditioning regimen incorporating blinatumomab for Allo-HSCT in three ALL patients with positive MRD. Following the administration of the blinatumomab-containing conditioning regimen, all patients attained complete remission (CR) with negative MRD status, and no severe adverse events were observed. After a 2-year follow-up, 2/3 of patients remained disease-free and attained long-term survival following transplantation. These cases indicated a short-term blinatumomab conditioning regimen may effectively prolong patient survival, improve prognosis, and offer a safe and cost-effective treatment for high-risk ALL patients with positive MRD. The addition of blinatumomab to the conditioning regimen of Allo-HSCT is feasible for high-risk ALL patients with positive MRD.