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Therapy Name | Blinatumomab |
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Therapy Description |
Blincyto (blinatumomab) is a bispecific antibody that binds both CD19 on B-cells and the CD3 complex on T-cells, therefore facilitates T-cell mediated killing of CD19-expressing tumor cells (PMID: 26337639). Blincyto (blinatumomab) is FDA-approved for use in adult and pediatric patients one month and older with relapsed or refractory CD19-positive B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), CD19-positive B-cell precursor ALL in remission, and CD19-positive, BCR-ABL1-negative B-cell precursor ALL in the consolidation phase (FDA.gov). |