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A Study to Compare Blinatumomab Alone to Blinatumomab With Nivolumab in Patients Diagnosed With First Relapse B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (B-ALL)

A Phase 2 interventional study of 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy and Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi in Down Syndrome and Recurrent B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI). Recruiting at 227 sites in 4 countries. Open to participants aged 1 Year to 30 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-01.

Sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI) · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Dec 2020; still recruiting 5 years 10 months later.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
461
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
1 Year to 30 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This phase II trial studies the effect of nivolumab in combination with blinatumomab compared to blinatumomab alone in treating patients with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) that has come back (relapsed). Down syndrome patients with relapsed B-ALL are included in this study. Blinatumomab is an antibody, which is a protein that identifies and targets specific molecules in the body. Blinatumomab searches for and attaches itself to the cancer cell. Once attached, an immune response occurs which may kill the cancer cell. Nivolumab is a medicine that may boost a patient's immune system. Giving nivolumab in combination with blinatumomab may cause the cancer to stop growing for a period of time, and for some patients, it may lessen the symptoms, such as pain, that are caused by the cancer.

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To compare event free survival post reinduction (EFS PR) between blinatumomab vs. blinatumomab/nivolumab in Group 4 patients aged ≥ 1 to \<31 years old with first relapse of CD19+ B ALL.

II. To compare EFS PR (EFS post-reinduction) between consolidation with blinatumomab vs. blinatumomab/nivolumab in Group 3 patients aged >= 1 to \< 31 years old with first relapse of CD19+ B ALL.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate the safety and tolerability of blinatumomab/nivolumab in patients aged >= 1 to \< 31 years old with first relapse of CD19+ B ALL.

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVES:

I. In Group 4 patients, compare EFS PR between blinatumomab monotherapy and blinatumomab/nivolumab arms as compared to similar patients treated on the predecessor trial AALL1331.

II. In Group 4 patients, compare toxicity as defined by grade 3 or greater adverse events during the first cycle of blinatumomab or blinatumomab/nivolumab.

III. In Group 4 patients, compare MRD negative second remission (Rem-2) rate after the first cycle of immunotherapy between blinatumomab monotherapy and blinatumomab/nivolumab arms.

IV. In patients with Down syndrome (DS) with first relapse of B-ALL, describe the safety, tolerability and efficacy (as defined by MRD negative second remission, Rem-2) after up to two cycles of blinatumomab/nivolumab.

V. With each Group, perform subset analyses of EFS and overall survival (OS) based on features including degree of marrow disease at relapse, age, sex, body mass index, cytogenetics, site(s) of relapse, percent peripheral blasts at relapse and absolute lymphocyte count at first relapse.

OUTLINE:

Patients >= 18 years old with marrow +/- extramedullary (EM) relapse of any duration after initial diagnosis, or patients \< 18 years old with marrow +/- EM relapse \< 24 months after initial diagnosis are assigned to Group 1. Patients \< 18 years old with marrow +/- EM relapse >= 24 months from initial diagnosis, or all isolated extramedullary (IEM) relapses >= 1 to \< 31 years old are assigned to Groups 2-3 re-induction. Patients with DS are assigned to Arm G. NOTE: Patients in Group 1 and DS patients with white blood cells (WBC) >= 30,000/uL, CNS 2/3 disease, or testicular disease must first receive 1 of 3 pre-immunotherapy treatments.

Starting with amendment 4C (9/19/2024), patients with DS are assigned to group 3 or 4. Patients \< 18 years with bone marrow first relapse ≥ 36 months from initial diagnosis with MRD \<0.1% after VXLD reinduction or with isolated CNS/testicular extramedullary relapse occurring ≥ 18 months from initial diagnosis with MRD \<0.1% after VXLD reinduction are assigned to group 3. Patients who do not meet criteria for group 3 will be assigned to group 4. Patients with Down syndrome ≥ 1 to \< 31 years of age with first bone marrow relapse of B ALL are assigned to arm G.

PRE-IMMUNOTHERAPY TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH WBC >= 30,000/uL (CLOSED TO ACCRUAL 9/19/2024 EXCEPT FOR ARM G) : Patients receive methotrexate (MTX) intrathecally (IT) or cytarabine IT or intrathecal triple therapy (ITT) consisting of MTX, hydrocortisone sodium succinate, and cytarabine IT at the time of diagnostic lumbar puncture (LP) or on day 1 (if intrathecal therapy is given with relapse diagnostic LP \< 7 days prior to the start of protocol therapy). Patients also receive dexamethasone intravenously (IV) or orally (PO) twice daily (BID) on days 1-5, vincristine sulfate via infusion or IV push over 1 minute on day 1. Patients with DS also receive leucovorin calcium PO or IV every 6 hours (q6h) for 2 doses on day 2 or at 24 and 30 hours after each IT administration. Patients should proceed to the next cycle when CNS 1 and no testicular disease is present, no sooner than Day 8 and no later than Day 15.

PRE-IMMUNOTHERAPY TREATMENT FOR CNS 2/3 DISEASE (CLOSED TO ACCRUAL 9/19/2024 EXCEPT FOR ARM G): Patients receive MTX IT or cytarabine IT twice weekly (Q2W) for 5-7 doses or Intrathecal Triple Therapy (ITT) IT Q2W for 3-4 doses until patient is CNS 1. Patients with DS also receive leucovorin calcium PO or IV q6h for 2 doses at 24 and 30 hours after each IT administration. Patients should proceed to the next cycle when CNS 1 and no testicular disease is present, no sooner than Day 15 and no later than Day 24.

PRE-IMMUNOTHERAPY TREATMENT FOR TESTICULAR DISEASE(CLOSED TO ACCRUAL 9/19/2024 EXCEPT FOR ARM G): Patients receive MTX IT, cytarabine IT, or ITT IT on days 1 and 15 (day 1 may be omitted if intrathecal therapy is given with relapse diagnostic LP \< 7 days prior to the start of protocol therapy). Patients with DS also receive leucovorin calcium PO or IV q6h for 2 doses on days 2 and 16 or at 24 and 30 hours after each IT administration. Males with testicular disease at relapse undergo radiation once daily (QD) for a total of 12 fractions over 12 days. Patients should proceed to the next cycle when CNS 1 and no testicular disease is present, no sooner than Day 15 and no later than Day 22.

GROUP 1 (CLOSED TO ACCRUAL 9/19/2024): Patients are randomized to Arm A or Arm B.

ARM A: Patients receive dexamethasone PO or IV on days 1 and 8 of cycle 1, blinatumomab via continuous IV infusion on days 1-28 of cycles 1-2, MTX IT, cytarabine IT, or ITT IT on days 1, 15, and 36 of cycle 1 (MTX, cytarabine, and ITT on day 1 may be omitted if intrathecal therapy was given \< 7 days prior to the start of this cycle), and MTX IT, cytarabine IT, or ITT IT on days 15 and 36 of cycle 2. Treatment repeats every 36 days for 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. NOTE: Patients with MRD \< 0.01% after cycle 1 may stop study treatment or may choose to continue to cycle 2. Patients with MRD >= 0.01% after cycle 1 proceed to cycle 2.

ARM B: Patients receive dexamethasone, blinatumomab, and MTX, cytarabine, or ITT as in Arm A. Patients also receive nivolumab IV over 30 minutes on days 11 and 25 of cycle 1 and days 1 and 15 of cycle 2. Treatment repeats every 36 days for 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. NOTE: Patients with MRD \< 0.01% after cycle 1 may stop study treatment or may choose to continue to cycle 2. Patients with MRD >= 0.01% after cycle 1 proceed to cycle 2.

GROUPS 2-4 VXLD REINDUCTION: Patients receive vincristine sulfate via infusion or IV push over 1 minute on days 1, 8, 15, and 22, dexamethasone PO or IV on days 1-14, doxorubicin hydrochloride IV over 3-15 minutes on day 1, MTX IT on days 1, 8, and 29 (day 1 IT may be omitted if intrathecal therapy is given with relapse diagnostic LP \< 7 days prior to the start of this cycle) (days 8 and 29 for CNS 1 patients at relapse only), pegaspargase intramuscularly (IM) or IV over 1-2 hours on days 2 and 16 or calaspargase IV over 1-2 hours on day 2 (for patients ≤ 22 years), cytarabine IT on days 4 and 11 (CNS 2 patients at relapse only), then Q2W until 3 consecutive samples are clear of blasts, and ITT IT on days 8, 15, 22, and 29 (CNS 3 patients at relapse only). Patients with CNS 2 disease at relapse that does not resolve to CNS 1 by day 15 receive maintenance chemoradiation before initiation of maintenance. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

GROUP 2 (CLOSED TO ACCRUAL 9/19/2024): The following patients are randomized to Arm C or Arm D: 1) >= 1 to \< 31 years old, IEM relapse \< 18 months from diagnosis, regardless of MRD after Re-Induction. 2) \< 18 years old with marrow relapse >= 24 to \< 36 months from diagnosis regardless of MRD after Re-Induction, 3) >= 1 to \< 31 years old, IEM relapse >= 18 months, and MRD >= 0.1% after Re-Induction, 4) \< 18 years old with marrow relapse >= 36 months, and MRD >= 0.1% after Re-Induction.

ARM C: Patients receive dexamethasone PO or IV on day 1 of cycle 1, blinatumomab via continuous IV infusion on days 1-28 of cycles 1 and 2, and MTX IT on days 1 and 15 of cycles 1 and 2 (day 1 may be omitted from cycle 1 if intrathecal MTX is given \< 7 days prior to the start of cycle 1 ). Treatment repeats every 36 days for 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. NOTE: Patients with MRD \< 0.01% after cycle 1 may stop study treatment or may choose to continue to cycle 2. Patients with MRD >= 0.01% after cycle 1 proceed to cycle 2.

ARM D: Patients receive dexamethasone, blinatumomab, and MTX as in Arm C. Patients also receive nivolumab IV over 30 minutes on days 11 and 25 of cycle 1 and days 1 and 15 of cycle 2. Treatment repeats every 36 days for 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. NOTE: Patients with MRD \< 0.01% after cycle 1 may stop study treatment or may choose to continue to cycle 2. Patients with MRD >= 0.01% after cycle 1 proceed to cycle 2.

GROUP 3: Patients are randomized to Arm E or Arm F.

ARM E:

IMMUNOTHERAPY CYCLES 1-2: Patients receive dexamethasone PO or IV on day 1 of cycle 1 only, blinatumomab IV via continuous infusion on days 1-28, and MTX IT on days 1 and 15 (day 1 may be omitted from cycle 1 if intrathecal therapy is given \< 7 days prior to the start of this cycle). Immunotherapy cycles 1-2 alternate with Consolidation cycles 1-2.

CONSOLIDATION: Patients receive dexamethasone PO or IV on days 1-5, methotrexate IV, over 24 hours, on days 8 and 22, methotrexate IT on days 8 and 22 (CNS 1/2 at relapse only) or ITT IT on days 8 and 22 (CNS 3 at relapse only).

INTENSIFICATION CYCLES 1-2: Patients receive dexamethasone PO on days 1-5, vincristine sulfate IV push over 1 minute or via infusion on day 1, mercaptopurine PO on days 1-42, methotrexate IV over 24 hours on days 8 and 22, cytarabine IV, over 3 hours on days 43 and 44, asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi IM on day 44, methotrexate IT on days 1 and 43 (CNS 1/2 at relapse only) or ITT IT on days 1 and 43 (CNS 3 at relapse only).

IMMUNOTHERAPY CYCLE 3: Patients receive blinatumomab IV via continuous infusion on days 1-28, and MTX IT on days 1 and 15 (CNS 1/2 at relapse only) or ITT IT on days 1 and 15 (CNS 3 at relapse only).

MAINTENANCE: Patients receive dexamethasone PO BID on days 1-5, 29-33, and 57-61, vincristine sulfate IV push over 1 minute or via infusion on days 1, 29, and 57, mercaptopurine PO on days 1-84, MTX IT on day 1 (only for patients who did not receive cranial radiation), and MTX PO on days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, 43, 50, 57, 64, 71, and 78 (Omit day 1 for patients receiving day 1 IT MTX). Treatment repeats every 12 weeks for 2 years from the start of Re-Induction therapy in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

MAINTENANCE CHEMORADIATION: Prior to the first cycle of maintenance therapy, patients with CNS 3 at relapse or CNS 2 at relapse that did not resolve to CNS 1 by day 15 of VXLD Reinduction receive dexamethasone PO BID on days 1-7 and 15-21, vincristine sulfate IV push over 1 minute or via infusion on days 1, 8, and 15, and pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours or calaspargase IV over 1-2 hours on day 1. Patients with CNS 3 and isolated CNS relapse undergo cranial radiation in the form of 3-dimensional (D)-conformal radiation therapy (CRT) over 5 days per week for a total of 10 treatments.

ARM F:

IMMUNOTHERAPY CYCLES 1-2: Patients receive dexamethasone PO or IV on day 1 of cycle 1 only, blinatumomab IV via continuous infusion on days 1-28, nivolumab IV over 30 minutes on days 11 of cycle 1 and on days 1 of cycles 2 and 3, and MTX IT on days 1 and 15 (CNS 1/2 patients at relapse only)(day 1 may be omitted from cycle 1 if intrathecal therapy is given with \< 7 days prior to the start of this cycle) or , ITT IT on days 1 and 15 (CNS 3 patients at relapse only) (day 1 may be omitted from cycle 1 if intrathecal therapy is given with \< 7 days prior to the start of this cycle). Immunotherapy cycles 1-2 alternate with Consolidation cycles 1-2.

CONSOLIDATION CYCLES 1-2: Patients receive dexamethasone PO on days 1-5, vincristine sulfate IV push over 1 minute or via infusion on day 1, methotrexate IV, over 24 hours, on days 8 and 22, methotrexate IT on days 8 and 22 (CNS 1/2 at relapse only) or ITT IT on days 8 and 22 (CNS 3 at relapse only).

INTENSIFICATION CYCLES 1-2: Patients receive dexamethasone PO on days 1-5, vincristine sulfate IV push over 1 minute or via infusion on day 1, mercaptopurine PO on days 1-42, methotrexate IV over 24 hours on days 8 and 22, cytarabine IV, over 3 hours on days 43 and 44, asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi IM on day 44, methotrexate IT on days 1 and 43 (CNS 1/2 at relapse only) or ITT IT on days 1 and 43 (CNS 3 at relapse only).

IMMUNOTHERAPY CYCLE 3: Patients receive blinatumomab IV via continuous infusion on days 1-28, nivolumab IV over 30 minutes on day 1 and MTX IT on days 1 and 15 (CNS 1/2 at relapse only) or ITT IT on days 1 and 15 (CNS 3 at relapse only).

MAINTENANCE: Patients receive dexamethasone PO BID on days 1-5, 29-33, and 57-61, vincristine sulfate IV push over 1 minute or via infusion on days 1, 29, and 57, mercaptopurine PO on days 1-84, MTX IT on day 1 (only for patients who did not receive cranial radiation), and MTX PO on days 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 36, 43, 50, 57, 64, 71, 78 (Omit for patients receiving day 1 IT MTX). Treatment repeats every 12 weeks for 2 years from the start of Re-Induction therapy in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

MAINTENANCE CHEMORADIATION: Prior to the first cycle of maintenance therapy, patients with CNS 3 at relapse or CNS 2 at relapse that did not resolve to CNS 1 by day 15 of VXLD Reinduction receive dexamethasone PO BID on days 1-7 and 15-21, vincristine sulfate IV push over 1 minute or via infusion on days 1, 8, and 15, and pegaspargase IM or IV over 1-2 hours or calaspargase IV over 1-2 hours on day 1. Patients with CNS 3 and isolated CNS relapse undergo cranial radiation in the form of 3-dimensional (D)-conformal radiation therapy (CRT) over 5 days per week for a total of 10 treatments.

GROUP 4: Patients are randomized to arm H or arm I.

ARM H: Patients receive dexamethasone PO or IV on day 1 and 8 of cycle 1 only, blinatumomab IV via continuous infusion on days 1-28 and MTX IT on days 1 of cycle 1 only and days 15 and 36 ( for patients with CNS1/2 at relapse only) or ITT on day 1 of cycle 1 only and days 15 and 36 (for patients with CNS 3 at relapse only) (day 1 IT therapy may be omitted from cycle 1 if intrathecal therapy is given with \< 7 days prior to the start of this cycle). Cycles repeat every 36 days for up to 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

ARM I: Patients receive dexamethasone PO or IV on day 1 and 8 of cycle 1 only, blinatumomab IV via continuous infusion on days 1-28, nivolumab IV, over 30 minutes on day 11 of cycle 1 and day 3 of cycle 2 and MTX IT on days 1 of cycle 1 only and days 15 and 36 ( for patients with CNS 1/2 at relapse only) or ITT on day 1 of cycle 1 only and days 15 and 36 (for patients with CNS 3 at relapse only) (day 1 IT therapy may be omitted from cycle 1 if intrathecal therapy is given with \< 7 days prior to the start of this cycle). Cycles repeat every 36 days for up to 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

ARM G (DS PATIENTS): Patients receive dexamethasone PO or IV on days 1 and 8 of cycle 1 only, blinatumomab IV via continuous infusion on days 1-28, nivolumab IV over 30 minutes on days 11 of cycle 1 and day 3 of cycle 2, and MTX IT (for patients with CNS 1/2 at relapse only) or ITT on day 1 of cycle 1 only and days 15 and 36 (for patients with CNS 3 at relapse only) (day 1 IT therapy may be omitted from cycle 1 if intrathecal therapy is given with \< 7 days prior to the start of this cycle). Cycles repeat every 37 days for up to 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with MRD \<0.01% at the end of Cycle 1 may stop study treatment at the discretion of the treating physician.

Patients undergo lumbar puncture, bone marrow biopsy and aspiration, and collection of blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid throughout the study.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 3 months for 1 year.

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Conditions studied

  • Down Syndrome
  • Recurrent B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
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In context

Down Syndrome

438 studies on the registry are indexed under Down Syndrome; 99 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 461 is above the median of 37 across 286 interventional studies indexed under Down Syndrome.

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Lead sponsor

National Cancer Institute (NCI) is the lead sponsor of 3,556 studies on the registry; 336 are open to participants now.

Of its 411 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 373 (91%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
1 Year to 30 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patients must be >= 1 and \< 31 years at time of enrollment
  • Patients must have first relapse of CD19+ B-ALL (relapse blasts must express CD19) in one of the following categories:

    • Isolated bone marrow relapse
    • Isolated central nervous system (CNS) (excluding known optic nerve/retinal and CNS chloromas) and/or testicular relapse
    • Combined bone marrow with extramedullary relapse in the CNS (excluding known optic nerve/retinal and CNS chloromas) and/or testes
  • Patients with Down syndrome (DS) are eligible in the following categories:

    • Isolated bone marrow relapse
    • Combined bone marrow with CNS (excluding known optic nerve/retinal and CNS chloromas) and/or testicular relapse
  • Patients must have a performance status corresponding to (ECOG) scores of 0, 1 or 2. Use for patients > 16 years of age and Lansky for patients =\< 16 years of age

    • Of note, for patients with developmental delay (e.g., Down syndrome) regardless of age, Lansky scale may be substituted for Karnofsky scale. However, the requirement for ECOG 0-2 remains, regardless of known history of developmental delay
  • Patients must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy, immunotherapy, or radiotherapy prior to entering this study

    • Patients with prior blinatumomab or CD19+ chimeric antigen receptor therapy in the upfront setting will be eligible, provided lymphoblasts retain CD19 expression
    • Patients must not have had a prior hematopoietic stem cell transplant
    • A single intrathecal chemotherapy at the time of relapse will be allowed. If \< 7 days have elapsed between this intrathecal therapy (IT) and the start of protocol therapy, then the day 1 intrathecal chemotherapy (i.e. methotrexate, cytarabine, or triple intrathecal) may be omitted
    • In the 28 days prior to enrollment, up to five days of post-relapse, pre-enrollment therapy ( and/or hydroxyurea only) is permissible

      • Patients with Down syndrome who received pre-enrollment therapy and have a white blood count (WBC) >= 30,000/ul at the time of enrollment still must receive protocol specified cytoreductive therapy with vincristine and dexamethasone, and no "washout" is required
      • Patients with Down syndrome who received pre-enrollment therapy and have a WBC \< 30,000/ul at the time of enrollment must be given a 24 hour "washout" before starting immunotherapy
    • Note: There is no waiting period or "washout" for patients who relapse while receiving upfront therapy
  • or radioisotope (GFR) >= 70 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 OR a serum creatinine based on age/sex as follows (within 7 calendar days prior to enrollment):

    • Age: Maximum serum creatinine (mg/dL)

      • 1 to \< 2 years: 0.6 (male), 0.6 (female)
      • 2 to \< 6 years: 0.8 (male), 0.8 (female)
      • 6 to \< 10 years: 1 (male), 1 (female)
      • 10 to \< 13 years: 1.2 (male), 1.2 (female)
      • 13 to \< 16 years: 1.5 (male), 1.4 (female)
      • >= 16 years: 1.7 (male), 1.4 (female)

        • The threshold creatinine values in this Table were derived from the Schwartz formula for estimating GFR utilizing child length and stature data published by the Center for Disease Control (CDC)
  • Shortening fraction of >= 27% by echocardiogram, or of >= 50% by echocardiogram, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or radionuclide angiogram
  • No evidence of dyspnea at rest, no exercise intolerance, and a pulse oximetry > 94% if there is clinical indication for determination
  • All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written
  • All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with B-lymphoblastic lymphoma (B-LLy)
  • Patients with Burkitt leukemia/lymphoma or mature B-cell leukemia
  • Patients with Philadelphia chromosome positive (Ph+) B-ALL or ABL class Ph-like B-ALL (i.e. rearrangements involving ABL1, ABL2, CSF1R or PDGFRB and predicted to be sensitive to imatinib or dasatinib)
  • Patients with mixed phenotype acute leukemia (MPAL)
  • Patients with known Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
  • Patients with known MYC translocation associated with mature (Burkitt) B-cell ALL, regardless of blast immunophenotype
  • Patients with active, uncontrolled infection defined as:

    • Positive bacterial blood culture within 48 hours of study enrollment
    • Receiving IV or PO antibiotics for an infection with continued signs or symptoms. Note: Patients may be receiving IV or oral antibiotics to complete a course of therapy for a prior documented infection if cultures have been negative for at least 48 hours and signs or symptoms of active infection have resolved. For patients with clostridium (C.) difficile diarrhea, at least 72 hours of antibacterial therapy must have elapsed and stools must have normalized to baseline.
    • Fever above 38.2 degrees Celsius (C) within 48 hours of study enrollment with clinical signs of infection. Fever without clinical signs of infection that is attributed to tumor burden is allowed if blood cultures are negative for > 48 hours
    • A positive fungal culture within 30 days of study enrollment or active therapy for presumed invasive fungal infection
    • Active viral or protozoal infection requiring IV treatment
  • Patients known to have one of the following concomitant genetic syndromes: Bloom syndrome, ataxia-telangiectasia, Fanconi anemia, Kostmann syndrome, Shwachman syndrome or any other known bone marrow failure syndrome are not eligible.
  • Patients with uncontrolled , , or infection. Of note, patients with known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load for at least the last 6 months prior to enrollment are eligible. Similarly, hepatitis B and hepatitis C positive patients who have been treated and have no viral detectable burden are also eligible
  • Patients with significant central nervous system pathology that would preclude treatment with blinatumomab, including history of severe neurologic disorder or disease with CNS involvement

    • Note: Patients with a history of seizures that are well controlled on stable doses of anti-epileptic drugs are eligible Patients with a history of cerebrovascular ischemia/hemorrhage with residual deficits are not eligible. Patients with a history of cerebrovascular ischemia/hemorrhage remain eligible provided all neurologic deficits have resolved
  • Patients with an active known/suspected autoimmune disease are not eligible. However, patients with type I diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism only requiring hormone replacement, skin disorders (such as vitiligo, psoriasis, or alopecia) not requiring systemic treatment, or conditions not expected to recur in the absence of an external trigger are permitted to enroll
  • Patients with DS patients with known non-hematopoietic, non-CNS/testicular extramedullary disease (i.e., chloromatous disease) are not eligible

    • Note: Group 3 and 4 patients with known non-hematopoietic, non-CNS/testicular extramedullary disease (i.e., chloromatous disease) are eligible if this is NOT the only site of disease
  • Female patients of are not eligible unless a negative pregnancy test result has been obtained within 7 days prior to enrollment. Patients who are sexually active and of are not eligible unless they agree to use an effective method for the duration of this study. Men with female partners of childbearing potential should use effective contraception during the duration of their treatment. The effect of blinatumomab on fertility has not been evaluated. Blinatumomab is not recommended for pregnant women or women of childbearing potential (WOCBP) not using contraception. Females of reproductive potential must use effective contraception during treatment and for at least 48 hours after the last dose of blinatumomab. Studies in animal models have shown that nivolumab can adversely impair pregnancy. Thus, nivolumab is expected to cause fetal harm during pregnancy. WOCBP receiving nivolumab must continue contraception for a period of at least 5 months after the last dose of nivolumab. It is unknown whether nivolumab is present in breast milk, thus breastfeeding should be discontinued while a patient is receiving nivolumab
  • Lactating females are not eligible unless they agree to not breastfeed their infants. It is unknown whether blinatumomab or its metabolites are excreted in human breast milk. Women are not permitted to breastfeed while receiving blinatumomab and for the last 48 hours after the last blinatumomab dose. Due to the potential for serious adverse reactions in the breastfed infant, women are not permitted to breastfeed during treatment and for 5 months after the last nivolumab dose
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ECOG performance status

A scale of how much an illness limits everyday activity. For people being assessed to join a study, scores run from 0 (fully active) to 4; lower is more active.

0
Fully active, no restrictions.
1
Limited in strenuous activity, but walking and able to do light work, such as housework or office work.
2
Walking and able to look after yourself, but unable to work; up and about more than half of waking hours.
3
Able to look after yourself only in part; in bed or a chair more than half of waking hours.
4
Unable to look after yourself at all; in bed or a chair all day.

Studies most often ask for 0–1 or 0–2. Your doctor gives the score; the WHO scale uses the same steps. The full scale also has 5, which records death.

Karnofsky performance status (KPS)

A 0–100 scale of how well someone can carry out everyday activities. 100 is no complaints and no signs of illness; 70 is able to look after yourself but not to work or keep up normal activity; 50 is needing considerable help and frequent medical care.

Studies often ask for 60 or 70 and above. Your doctor gives the score.

Relapsed and refractory

Relapsed: the illness came back after treatment had worked. Refractory: it did not respond to treatment, or stopped responding while still on it.

Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

Studies differ in what they allow: check which steroid medicines, routes (tablets, injections, creams, inhalers, eye drops) and doses this study accepts.

Creatinine clearance (CrCl)

How quickly the kidneys clear creatinine, a waste product, from the blood. A study may estimate it from a blood test with age, weight and sex (often by the Cockcroft–Gault formula), or measure it using blood and urine collected over a set time. Given in mL/min; higher is better.

GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)

GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².

Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.

LVEF (left ventricular ejection fraction)

The share of blood the heart’s main pumping chamber (the left ventricle) pushes out with each beat, measured by an echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) or a MUGA scan. About 50–70% is normal.

Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.

Hepatitis B tests

Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.

Some studies accept a past infection if HBV DNA is undetectable, sometimes with antiviral medicine during the study. Check what this study allows.

Hepatitis C tests

Hepatitis C is a virus that infects the liver. An HCV antibody test can stay positive after an infection has cleared (and is occasionally positive without one); an HCV RNA test shows whether the virus is there now.

After treatment, hepatitis C counts as cured when HCV RNA is still undetectable 12 weeks or more after the treatment ended. Studies often accept people cured this way.

Autoimmune disease

A condition in which the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, type 1 diabetes or inflammatory bowel disease.

Immunotherapy studies often leave out active autoimmune disease, and some name exceptions, such as thyroid disease on replacement hormone. Check the exceptions this study lists.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Reproductive potential

Able to have children. For women this usually means from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery; for men, unless permanently sterile. Read who the line is about — participants, women, men, or their partners.

Criteria about it usually ask for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
461 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Arm G (dexamethasone, blinatumomab, nivolumab,MTX) DS patients

    Patients receive dexamethasone PO or IV on days 1 and 8 of cycle 1 only, blinatumomab IV via continuous infusion on days 1-28, nivolumab IV over 30 minutes on days 11 of cycle 1 and day 3 of cycle 2, and MTX IT (for patients with CNS1/2 at relapse only) or ITT on day 1 of cycle 1 only and days 15 and 36 (for patients with CNS 3 at relapse only) (day 1 IT therapy may be omitted from cycle 1 if intrathecal therapy is given with \< 7 days prior to the start of this cycle). Cycles repeat every 37 days for up to 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with MRD \<0.01% at the end of Cycle 1 may stop study treatment at the discretion of the treating physician. Patients undergo lumbar puncture, bone marrow biopsy and aspiration, and collection of blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid throughout the study.

    Procedure: Biospecimen Collection · Biological: Blinatumomab · Procedure: Bone Marrow Aspiration · Procedure: Bone Marrow Biopsy · Drug: Cytarabine · Drug: Dexamethasone · Drug: Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate · Procedure: Lumbar Puncture · Drug: Methotrexate · Biological: Nivolumab

  • Experimental
    Group 1, Arm A (dexamethasone, blinatumomab, MTX)

    ARM A: Patients receive dexamethasone PO or IV on days 1 and 8 of cycle 1, blinatumomab via continuous IV infusion on days 1-28 of cycles 1-2, MTX IT, cytarabine IT, or ITT IT on days 1, 15, and 36 of cycle 1 (MTX, cytarabine, and ITT on day 1 may be omitted if intrathecal therapy was given \< 7 days prior to the start of this cycle), and MTX IT, cytarabine IT, or ITT IT on days 15 and 36 of cycle 2. Treatment repeats every 36 days for 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. NOTE: Patients with MRD \< 0.01% after cycle 1 may stop study treatment or may choose to continue to cycle 2. Patients with MRD \>= 0.01% after cycle 1 proceed to cycle 2. Patients undergo lumbar puncture, bone marrow biopsy and aspiration, and collection of blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid throughout the study. (CLOSED TO ACCRUAL 9/19/2024)

    Procedure: Biospecimen Collection · Biological: Blinatumomab · Procedure: Bone Marrow Aspiration · Procedure: Bone Marrow Biopsy · Drug: Cytarabine · Drug: Dexamethasone · Drug: Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate · Procedure: Lumbar Puncture · Drug: Methotrexate

  • Experimental
    Group 1, Arm B (dexamethasone, blinatumomab, MTX)

    Patients receive dexamethasone, blinatumomab, and MTX, cytarabine, or ITT as in Arm A. Patients also receive nivolumab IV over 30 minutes on days 11 and 25 of cycle 1 and days 1 and 15 of cycle 2. Treatment repeats every 36 days for 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. NOTE: Patients with MRD \< 0.01% after cycle 1 may stop study treatment or may choose to continue to cycle 2. Patients with MRD \>= 0.01% after cycle 1 proceed to cycle 2. Patients undergo lumbar puncture, bone marrow biopsy and aspiration, and collection of blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid throughout the study. (CLOSED TO ACCRUAL 9/19/2024)

    Procedure: Biospecimen Collection · Biological: Blinatumomab · Procedure: Bone Marrow Aspiration · Procedure: Bone Marrow Biopsy · Drug: Cytarabine · Drug: Dexamethasone · Drug: Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate · Procedure: Lumbar Puncture · Drug: Methotrexate · Biological: Nivolumab

  • Experimental
    Group 2, Arm C (dexamethasone, blinatumomab, MTX)

    Patients receive dexamethasone PO or IV on day 1 of cycle 1, blinatumomab via continuous IV infusion on days 1-28 of cycles 1 and 2, and methotrexate IT on days 1 and 15 of cycles 1 and 2 (day 1 may be omitted from cycle 1 if intrathecal therapy is given \< 7 days prior to the start of this cycle). Treatment repeats every 36 days for 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. NOTE: Patients with MRD \< 0.01% after cycle 1 may stop study treatment or may choose to continue to cycle 2. Patients with MRD \>= 0.01% after cycle 1 proceed to cycle 2. Patients undergo lumbar puncture, bone marrow biopsy and aspiration, and collection of blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid throughout the study. (CLOSED TO ACCRUAL 9/19/2024)

    Procedure: Biospecimen Collection · Biological: Blinatumomab · Procedure: Bone Marrow Aspiration · Procedure: Bone Marrow Biopsy · Drug: Dexamethasone · Procedure: Lumbar Puncture · Drug: Methotrexate

  • Experimental
    Group 2, Arm D (dexamethasone, nivolumab, blinatumomab, MTX)

    Patients receive dexamethasone, blinatumomab, and MTX as in Arm C. Patients also receive nivolumab IV over 30 minutes on days 11 and 25 of cycle 1 and days 1 and 15 of cycle 2. Treatment repeats every 36 days for 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. NOTE: Patients with MRD \< 0.01% after cycle 1 may stop study treatment or may choose to continue to cycle 2. Patients with MRD \>= 0.01% after cycle 1 proceed to cycle 2. Patients undergo lumbar puncture, bone marrow biopsy and aspiration, and collection of blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid throughout the study. (CLOSED TO ACCRUAL 9/19/2024)

    Procedure: Biospecimen Collection · Biological: Blinatumomab · Procedure: Bone Marrow Aspiration · Procedure: Bone Marrow Biopsy · Drug: Dexamethasone · Procedure: Lumbar Puncture · Drug: Methotrexate · Biological: Nivolumab

  • Experimental
    Group 3, Arm E (dexamethasone, blinatumomab, MTX)

    See Outline section

    Radiation: 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy · Drug: Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi · Procedure: Biospecimen Collection · Biological: Blinatumomab · Procedure: Bone Marrow Aspiration · Procedure: Bone Marrow Biopsy · Drug: Calaspargase Pegol · Drug: Cytarabine · Drug: Dexamethasone · Drug: Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate · Procedure: Lumbar Puncture · Drug: Mercaptopurine · Drug: Methotrexate · Drug: Pegaspargase · Drug: Vincristine Sulfate

  • Experimental
    Group 3, Arm F (dexamethasone, blinatumomab, nivolumab)

    See Outline section

    Radiation: 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy · Drug: Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi · Procedure: Biospecimen Collection · Biological: Blinatumomab · Procedure: Bone Marrow Aspiration · Procedure: Bone Marrow Biopsy · Drug: Calaspargase Pegol · Drug: Cytarabine · Drug: Dexamethasone · Drug: Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate · Procedure: Lumbar Puncture · Drug: Mercaptopurine · Drug: Methotrexate · Biological: Nivolumab · Drug: Pegaspargase · Drug: Vincristine Sulfate

  • Experimental
    Group 4 Arm I (Dexamethasone, blinatumomab, nivolumab)

    Patients receive dexamethasone PO or IV on day 1 and 8 of cycle 1 only, blinatumomab IV via continuous infusion on days 1-28, nivolumab IV, over 30 minutes on day 11 of cycle 1 and day 3 of cycle 2 and MTX IT on days 1 of cycle 1 only and days 15 and 36 ( for patients with CNS1/2 at relapse only) or ITT on day 1 of cycle 1 only and days 15 and 36 (for patients with CNS 3 at relapse only) (day 1 IT therapy may be omitted from cycle 1 if intrathecal therapy is given with \< 7 days prior to the start of this cycle). Cycles repeat every 37 days for up to 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo lumbar puncture, bone marrow biopsy and aspiration, and collection of blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid throughout the study.

    Procedure: Biospecimen Collection · Biological: Blinatumomab · Procedure: Bone Marrow Aspiration · Procedure: Bone Marrow Biopsy · Drug: Calaspargase Pegol · Drug: Cytarabine · Drug: Dexamethasone · Drug: Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate · Procedure: Lumbar Puncture · Drug: Methotrexate · Biological: Nivolumab

  • Experimental
    Group 4, Arm H (dexamethasone blinatumomab)

    Patients receive dexamethasone PO or IV on day 1 and 8 of cycle 1 only, blinatumomab IV via continuous infusion on days 1-28 and MTX IT on days 1 of cycle 1 only and days 15 and 36 ( for patients with CNS1/2 at relapse only) or ITT on day 1 of cycle 1 only and days 15 and 36 (for patients with CNS 3 at relapse only) (day 1 IT therapy may be omitted from cycle 1 if intrathecal therapy is given with \< 7 days prior to the start of this cycle). Cycles repeat every 37 days for up to 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients undergo lumbar puncture, bone marrow biopsy and aspiration, and collection of blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid throughout the study.

    Procedure: Biospecimen Collection · Biological: Blinatumomab · Procedure: Bone Marrow Aspiration · Procedure: Bone Marrow Biopsy · Drug: Cytarabine · Drug: Dexamethasone · Drug: Hydrocortisone Sodium Succinate · Procedure: Lumbar Puncture · Drug: Methotrexate

Interventions

  • Radiation3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy

    Undergo 3D-CRT

    Also known as: 3-dimensional radiation therapy, 3D Conformal, 3D CONFORMAL RADIATION THERAPY, 3D CRT, 3D radiotherapy, 3D-CRT, Conformal Therapy, Radiation Conformal Therapy, Radiation, 3D Conformal, Three dimensional external beam radiation therapy (procedure)

  • Given IM

    Also known as: Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi (Recombinant)-rywn, Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi, Recombinant-rywn, Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi-rywn, Crisantaspase, Crisantaspase Biobetter JZP-458, Crisantaspasum, Enrylaze, Erwinase, Erwinaze, JZP 458, JZP-458, JZP458, PF743, RC-P JZP-458, Recombinant Asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi JZP-458, Recombinant Crisantaspase JZP-458, Recombinant Erwinia asparaginase JZP-458, Rylaze

  • ProcedureBiospecimen Collection

    Undergo blood, urine and cerebrospinal fluid collection

    Also known as: Biological Sample Collection, Biospecimen Collected, Sample Collection, Specimen Collection

  • BiologicalBlinatumomab

    Given IV

    Also known as: AMG 103, AMG-103, AMG103, Anti-CD19 x Anti-CD3 Bispecific Monoclonal Antibody, Anti-CD19/Anti-CD3 Recombinant Bispecific Monoclonal Antibody MT103, Blincyto, MEDI 538, MEDI-538, MEDI538, MT 103, MT-103, MT103

  • ProcedureBone Marrow Aspiration

    Undergo bone marrow aspiration

  • ProcedureBone Marrow Biopsy

    Undergo bone marrow biopsy

    Also known as: Biopsy of Bone Marrow, Biopsy, Bone Marrow

  • Given IV

    Also known as: Asparaginase (Escherichia coli Isoenzyme II), Conjugate with alpha-(((2,5-Dioxo-1-pyrrolidinyl)oxy)carbonyl)-omega-methoxypoly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), Asparlas, Calaspargase Pegol-mknl, EZN-2285, SC-PEG E. Coli L-Asparaginase, Succinimidyl Carbonate Monomethoxypolyethylene Glycol E. coli L-Asparaginase

  • Given IT

    Also known as: .beta.-Cytosine arabinoside, 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone, 1-.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine, 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-4-amino-2(1H)pyrimidinone, 1-Beta-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine, 1.beta.-D-Arabinofuranosylcytosine, 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-Amino-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyl-, 2(1H)-Pyrimidinone, 4-amino-1.beta.-D-arabinofuranosyl-, Alexan, Ara-C, ARA-cell, Arabine, Arabinofuranosylcytosine, Arabinosylcytosine, Aracytidine, Aracytin, Aracytine, Beta-Cytosine Arabinoside, CHX-3311, Cytarabinum, Cytarbel, Cytosar, Cytosine Arabinoside, Cytosine-.beta.-arabinoside, Cytosine-beta-arabinoside, Erpalfa, Starasid, Tarabine PFS, U 19920, U-19920, Udicil, WR-28453

  • Given PO or IV

    Also known as: Aacidexam, Adexone, Aknichthol Dexa, Alba-Dex, Alin, Alin Depot, Alin Oftalmico, Amplidermis, Anemul mono, Auricularum, Auxiloson, Baycadron, Baycuten, Baycuten N, Cortidexason, Cortisumman, Decacort, Decadrol, Decadron, Decadron DP, Decalix, Decameth, Decasone R.p., Dectancyl, Dekacort, Deltafluorene, Deronil, Desamethasone, Desameton, Dexa-Mamallet, Dexa-Rhinosan, Dexa-Scheroson, Dexa-sine, Dexacortal, Dexacortin, Dexafarma, Dexafluorene, Dexalocal, Dexamecortin, Dexameth, Dexamethasone Intensol, Dexamethasonum, Dexamonozon, Dexapos, Dexinoral, Dexone, Dinormon, Dxevo, Fluorodelta, Fortecortin, Gammacorten, Hemady, Hexadecadrol, Hexadrol, LenaDex, Lokalison-F, Loverine, Methylfluorprednisolone, Millicorten, Mymethasone, Orgadrone, Spersadex, TaperDex, Visumetazone, ZoDex

  • Given IT

    Also known as: (11beta)-21-(3-Carboxy-1-oxopropyl)-11,17-dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, Monosodium Salt, A-Hydrocort, Buccalsone, Corlan, Cortisol Sodium Succinate, Cortop, Efcortelan, Emergent-EZ, Flebocortid, Hidroc Clora, Hycorace, Hydro-Adreson, Hydrocort, Hydrocortisone 21-Sodium Succinate, Hydrocortisone Na Succinate, Kinogen, Nordicort, Nositrol, Sinsurrene, Sodium hydrocortisone succinate, Solu-Cortef, Solu-Glyc

  • ProcedureLumbar Puncture

    Undergo lumbar puncture

    Also known as: LP, Spinal Tap

  • Given PO

    Also known as: 3H-Purine-6-thiol, 6 MP, 6 Thiohypoxanthine, 6 Thiopurine, 6-Mercaptopurine, 6-Mercaptopurine Monohydrate, 6-MP, 6-Purinethiol, 6-Thiopurine, 6-Thioxopurine, 6H-Purine-6-thione, 1,7-dihydro- (9CI), 7-Mercapto-1,3,4,6-tetrazaindene, Alti-Mercaptopurine, Azathiopurine, Bw 57-323H, Flocofil, Ismipur, Leukerin, Leupurin, Mercaleukim, Mercaleukin, Mercaptina, Mercaptopurinum, Mercapurin, Mern, NCI-C04886, Puri-Nethol, Purimethol, Purine, 6-mercapto-, Purine-6-thiol (8CI), Purine-6-thiol, monohydrate, Purinethiol, Purinethol, U-4748, WR-2785

  • Given IT, PO, and IV

    Also known as: Abitrexate, Alpha-Methopterin, Amethopterin, Brimexate, CL 14377, CL-14377, Emtexate, Emthexat, Emthexate, Farmitrexat, Fauldexato, Folex, Folex PFS, Jylamvo, Lantarel, Ledertrexate, Lumexon, Maxtrex, Medsatrexate, Metex, Methoblastin, Methotrexate LPF, Methotrexate Methylaminopterin, Methotrexatum, Metotrexato, Metrotex, Mexate, Mexate-AQ, MTX, Novatrex, Rheumatrex, Texate, Tremetex, Trexeron, Trixilem, WR-19039

  • BiologicalNivolumab

    Given IV

    Also known as: ABP 206, BCD-263, BMS 936558, BMS-936558, BMS936558, CMAB819, MDX 1106, MDX-1106, MDX1106, NIVO, Nivolumab Biosimilar ABP 206, Nivolumab Biosimilar BCD-263, Nivolumab Biosimilar CMAB819, ONO 4538, ONO-4538, ONO4538, Opdivo

  • Given IM or IV

    Also known as: L-Asparaginase with Polyethylene Glycol, Oncaspar, Oncaspar-IV, PEG-Asparaginase, PEG-L-Asparaginase, PEG-L-Asparaginase (Enzon - Kyowa Hakko), PEGLA, Polyethylene Glycol L-Asparaginase, Polyethylene Glycol-L-Asparaginase

  • Given IV push or via infusion

    Also known as: Kyocristine, Leurocristine Sulfate, Leurocristine, sulfate, Oncovin, Vincasar, Vincosid, Vincrex, Vincristine, sulfate

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Minimal residual disease (MRD) negative second remission (Rem-2) rate with blinatumomab vs with blinatumomab + nivolumab (Group 1)

    MRD negative Rem-2 be defined as Rem-2 (i.e., achievement of MRD \< 1% blasts by flow cytometry and resolution of extramedullary disease (for CNS disease, requires CNS 1) ) and bone marrow with MRD \< 0.01% by flow cytometry. MRD negative Rem-2 rate between Arm A vs Arm B will be compared using a one-sided Z test of proportions with Type I error of 0.10. Interim analysis will be conducted to monitor for futility. The futility boundaries are based on testing the alternative hypothesis at the 0.067 level.

    Time frame: Up to 2 cycles of therapy (each cycle = 36 days)

  2. Event-free survival post-reinduction (EFS PR) (Group 3)

    Comparison of EFS post reinduction between Arm E versus Arm F will be based on a one-sided two-sample logrank test with Type I error of 0.15, to be conducted 3 years after completion of enrollment of Group 3. Interim analysis will be conducted to monitor for futility. The futility monitoring will be based on testing the alternative hypothesis at the 0.092 level. This alpha level corresponds to that which would cause futility stopping if the one-sided two-sample logrank test shows evidence of a hazard ratio \> 1.0 when half of the expected events are observed.

    Time frame: From date of randomization to date of treatment failure, relapse, second malignancy (SMN) or death due to any cause, assessed up to 10 years after completion of enrollment.

  3. EFS PR (Group 4)

    Comparison of EFS post reinduction between Arm H versus Arm I will be based on a one-sided two-sample logrank test with Type I error of 0.10, to be conducted 3 years after completion of enrollment of Group 3. Interim analysis will be conducted to monitor for futility. The futility monitoring will be based on testing the alternative hypothesis at the 0.092 level. This alpha level corresponds to that which would cause futility stopping if the one-sided two-sample logrank test shows evidence of a hazard ratio \> 1.0 when half of the expected events are observed.

    Time frame: From date of randomization to date of treatment failure, relapse, second malignancy (SMN) or death due to any cause, assessed up to 10 years after completion of enrollment.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Dose-limiting toxicity

    Will be assessed using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0.

    Time frame: Up to 1 cycle of therapy (each cycle = 36 days)

  2. EFS PR (Group 4)

    Comparison of EFS post-reinduction between Arm C versus Arm D will be based on a one-sided two-sample logrank test with type I error of 0.15, to be conducted 2 years after completion of enrollment of Group 2. The futility monitoring will be based on testing the alternative hypothesis at the 0.092 level.

    Time frame: From date of randomization to date of treatment failure, relapse, disease progression, SMN or death due to any cause, assessed up to 5 years after completion of enrollment

Other outcomes

  1. Event-free survival (Group 1)

    EFS will be compared between Arm A and Arm B, and to similar patients treated on AALL1331. These analyses will be performed using logrank tests, semi-parametric or parametric survival analysis methods, as appropriate.

    Time frame: From date of Group 1 randomization to date of treatment failure, relapse, disease progression, SMN or death due to any cause, assessed up to 5 years

  2. Event free survival (Group 4)

    EFS of Arm H and Arm I will be compared to similar patients treated on AALL1331. These analyses will be performed using logrank tests, semi-parametric or parametric survival analysis methods, as appropriate. Cumulative incidence rates of each EFS event type will also be estimated and presented with cumulative incidence curves, and be compared between groups as appropriate.

    Time frame: From date of Group 4 randomization to date of treatment failure, relapse, SMN or death due to any cause, assessed up to 5 years

  3. Incidence of adverse events in Arm A or Arm B

    The toxicities as defined by grade 3 or greater reported adverse events during the first cycle of blinatumomab or blinatumomab/nivolumab will be compared to similar patients treated with Block 1 of cytotoxic chemotherapy on AALL1331 using two-sample test of proportions.

    Time frame: Up to 1 cycle of therapy (each cycle = 36 days)

  4. Incidence of adverse events in Arm H or Arm I

    The toxicities as defined by grade 3 or greater reported adverse events during the first cycle of blinatumomab or blinatumomab/nivolumab will be compared to similar patients treated with Block 1 of cytotoxic chemotherapy on AALL1331 using two-sample test of proportions.

    Time frame: Up to 1 cycle of therapy (each cycle = 36 days)

  5. MRD negative Rem-2 rate (Group 2)

    MRD negative Rem-2 rate will be estimated and be compared between Arm C and Arm D using two-sample test of proportions.

    Time frame: Up to 2 cycles of therapy (each cycle = 36 days)

  6. Dose-limiting toxicity (Down syndrome patients)

    Analyses will be largely descriptive.

    Time frame: Up to 1 cycle of therapy (each cycle = 36 days)

  7. Incidence of adverse events (Down syndrome patients)

    Analyses will be largely descriptive.

    Time frame: Up to 1 cycle of therapy (each cycle = 36 days)

  8. MRD negative Rem-2 rate (Down syndrome patients)

    Analyses will be largely descriptive.

    Time frame: Up to 2 cycles of therapy (each cycle = 36 days)

  9. Subset analyses of EFS

    Features at first relapse including degree of marrow disease at relapse, age, sex, body mass index, cytogenetics, site(s) of relapse, percent peripheral blasts at relapse and absolute lymphocyte count, will be conducted. These analyses will be exploratory. Cumulative incidence rates of each EFS event type will also be estimated and presented with cumulative incidence curves, and be compared between groups as appropriate.

    Time frame: Up to 2 cycles of therapy (each cycle = 36 days)

  10. Subset analyses of OS

    Features at first relapse including degree of marrow disease at relapse, age, sex, body mass index, cytogenetics, site(s) of relapse, percent peripheral blasts at relapse and absolute lymphocyte count, will be conducted. These analyses will be exploratory.

    Time frame: Up to 2 cycles of therapy (each cycle = 36 days)

  11. EFS PR (Group 4)

    Corresponding 95% CIs by sex, by race, and by ethnicity separately for arm H and I.

    Time frame: At 2 years from date of randomization

  12. EFS PR (Group 3)

    Corresponding 95% CIs by sex, by race, and by ethnicity separately for arm E and F.

    Time frame: At 3 years from date of randomization

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Study locations

154 of 227 sites recruiting

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References and documents

Publications

  • Davis KL, Yao CC, Zimmerman JAO, Rau RE. Immunotherapy in B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2025 Dec;23(12):e257067. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2025.7067. PubMed 41671463 ↗
  • Shi Z, Zhu Y, Zhang J, Chen B. Monoclonal antibodies: new chance in the management of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Hematology. 2022 Dec;27(1):642-652. doi: 10.1080/16078454.2022.2074704. PubMed 35622074 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — NCI is committed to sharing data in accordance with NIH policy. For more details on how clinical trial data is shared, access the link to the NIH data sharing policy page.

Data sharing details ↗ · grants.nih.gov

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Dec 2020 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Jun 2028, 90 months after the start.

Of 21 phase 2 interventional studies under Down Syndrome, half reached primary completion within 36 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 26 and three quarters within 61. This study's planned 90 months is above that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Sep 11, 2020
First posted
Sep 14, 2020
StartActual
Dec 17, 2020
Primary completionEst.
Jun 30, 2028
CompletionEst.
Jun 30, 2028
Last update
Sep 1, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 1, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04546399
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 14, 2020
Start date
Dec 17, 2020
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 30, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 1, 2026

Study contacts

Stacy L Cooper
principal investigator · Children's Oncology Group

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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