Table 1.
Knowns and unknowns with regard to various alternatives to traditional cytotoxic chemotherapy before or after HSCT for paediatric BCP-ALL.
| Knowns | Unknowns | Ongoing trials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specific agents | |||
| Blinatumomab | First relapse: improved outcome, decreased toxicity | Specific effects on HSCT outcome | |
| Should it be integrated first-line in specific disease subsets? | Interfant—pilot and future protocols AALL1731, various populations, including standard risk patients with Trisomy 21 (NCT03914625) NCT04604691 ALL Together 1, patients with Trisomy 21 |
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| Comprehensive safety/efficacy in infants | Trial NL5993 NCT05029531 |
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| Inotuzumab Ozogamicin | Activity in paediatric patients with r/r CD22+ ALL Increased VOD/SOS in adults |
Increased VOD/SOS affecting HSCT outcome in children | ITCC-059 (EudraCT Number 2016-000227-71) |
| General unanswered questions (unknowns) | |||
| Use of these therapies in the post-HSCT setting | use as maintenance in HR populations? | Blinatumomab NCT04785547 |
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| impact on GVHD and other HSCT-specific morbidities (e.g., VOD/SOS)? |
NCT04044560 NCT047462069 |
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| effect of incomplete immune reconstitution on the efficacy of these therapies? |
NCT02807883 NCT03982992 NCT03849651 NCT03849651 InO NCT03913559 NCT03104491 NCT03856216 |
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