BLINATUMOMAB AS A SUCCESSFUL AND SAFE THERAPY IN A DOWN SYNDROME PATIENT
WITH RELAPSED/REFRACTORY B-PRECURSOR ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA: CASE
REPORTS AND LITERATURE. REVIEW
Abstract
Down syndrome (DS) is one of the most common chromosomal disorders and
the children with are at a 20-fold increased risk for acute
lymphoblastic leukemia (DS-ALL). These patients also face lower survival
rates due to unique biological features of the leukemic blasts and
substantially increased therapy related mortality. Blinatumomab has been
shown to be safe and effective having excellent results and in patients
with relapsed/refractory (R/R) BP-ALL. We report here use of
blinatumomab, a bispecific T-cell engager antibody construct, in 3
patient with DS and relapsed/refractory BP-ALL . ALL patient had no
significant toxicity and achieved remission after only one cycle of
blinatumomab .