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. 2019 Feb 8;12:15. doi: 10.1186/s13045-019-0703-z

Table 1.

Blinatumomab for B cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Weight ≥ 45 kg (fixed dose) Weight < 45 kg (BSA-based dose)
CR1 or CR2 with *MRD-positive patients
 Cycles 1–4
  Days 1–28 28 μg/day 15 μg/m2/day (not to exceed 28 μg/day)
  Days 29–42 14-day treatment-free interval 14-day treatment-free interval
Relapsed or refractory patients
 Induction cycle 1
  Days 1–7 9 μg/day 5 μg/m2/day (not to exceed 9 μg/day)
  Days 8–28 28 μg/day 15 μg/m2/day (not to exceed 28 μg/day)
  Days 29–42 14-day treatment-free interval 14-day treatment-free interval
 Induction cycle 2
  Days 1–28 28 μg/day 15 μg/m2/day (not to exceed 28 μg/day)
  Days 29–42 14-day treatment-free interval 14-day treatment-free interval
 Consolidation cycles 3–5
  Days 1–28 28 μg/day 15 μg/m2/day (not to exceed 28 μg/day)
  Days 29–42 14-day treatment-free interval 14-day treatment-free interval
 Continued therapy cycles 6–9
  Days 1–28 28 μg/day 15 μg/m2/day (not to exceed 28 μg/day)
  Days 29–84 56-day treatment-free interval 56-day treatment-free interval

CR complete remission, MRD minimal residual disease

*MRD is positive when blasts are ≥ 0.1% by flow cytometry in the bone marrow