Serial evaluation of CD19 surface expression in pediatric B-cell malignancies following CD19-targeted therapy

D Libert, CM Yuan, KE Masih, P Galera, D Salem… - Leukemia, 2020 - nature.com
D Libert, CM Yuan, KE Masih, P Galera, D Salem, H Shalabi, B Yates, C Delbrook, JF Shern
Leukemia, 2020nature.com
CD19-targeting immunotherapies including blinatumomab, a (CD19/CD3) bispecific T-cell
engaging antibody, and CD19-chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have been highly
effective for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)[1, 2]. However, up to 50% of B-cell
ALL patients relapse after CD19-targeted therapies, the majority with CD19-negative
disease [3–5]. Given increasing utilization of these newly FDA-approved therapies in
standard treatment paradigms, serial evaluations of CD19 surface expression following …
CD19-targeting immunotherapies including blinatumomab, a (CD19/CD3) bispecific T-cell engaging antibody, and CD19-chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have been highly effective for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)[1, 2]. However, up to 50% of B-cell ALL patients relapse after CD19-targeted therapies, the majority with CD19-negative disease [3–5]. Given increasing utilization of these newly FDA-approved therapies in standard treatment paradigms, serial evaluations of CD19 surface expression following these therapies will be necessary to monitor for changes in leukemic phenotype. As a referral center for therapies targeting CD22, an alternate B-cell antigen, we have a unique population of children and young adults with relapse or refractory disease to CD19 targeting [6–8]. Utilizing this cohort, we retrospectively analyzed serial CD19 surface expression to evaluate for dynamic changes in surface expression following immunotherapy.
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