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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
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  • Federica SORA',
  • mario annunziata,
  • luca laurenti,
  • sabrina giammarco,
  • patrizia chiusolo,
  • idanna innocenti,
  • francesco autore,
  • elisabetta metafuni,
  • eugenio galli,
  • andrea bacigalupo,
  • felicetto ferrara,
  • Simona Sica
Federica SORA'
Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia

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mario annunziata
Division of Hematology, Ospedale Cardarelli, Naples
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luca laurenti
Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia
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sabrina giammarco
Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia
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patrizia chiusolo
Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia
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idanna innocenti
Dipartimento di Scienze Radiologiche ed Ematologiche
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francesco autore
Dipartimento di Scienze Radiologiche ed Ematologiche
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elisabetta metafuni
Dipartimento di Scienze Radiologiche ed Ematologiche
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eugenio galli
Dipartimento di Scienze Radiologiche ed Ematologiche
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andrea bacigalupo
Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia
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felicetto ferrara
Division of Hematology, Ospedale Cardarelli, Naples
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Simona Sica
Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Facolta di Medicina e Chirurgia
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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 .