Recombinant Erwinia Asparaginase and Venetoclax in Combination With Blinatumomab for the Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory CD19 Positive B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

NCT07133997 | Not Yet Recruiting Phase 1 DMC FDA Drug

• 3 other identifiers: 24738NCI-2025-05656P30CA033572
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 26
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This phase I/Ib trial tests the safety and side effects of asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi-recombinant-rywn (recombinant Erwinia asparaginase) and venetoclax in combination with blinatumomab and how well the combination works in treating patients with CD19 positive B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that has come back after a period of improvement (relapsed) or that has not responded to previous treatment (refractory). Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi, a type of protein synthesis inhibitor, is a drug that is made up of the enzyme asparaginase, which comes from the bacterium Erwinia chrysanthemi. It is used in people who cannot take asparaginase that comes from the bacterium E. coli. Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi breaks down the amino acid asparagine and may stop the growth of cancer cells that need asparagine to grow. It may also kill cancer cells. Venetoclax is in a class of medications called B-cell lymphoma-2 (BCL-2) inhibitors. It may stop the growth of cancer cells by blocking Bcl-2, a protein needed for cancer cell survival. Blinatumomab is a drug used to treat certain types of B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia that are CD19 positive (expresses the protein CD19). Blinatumomab binds to CD19, which is found on most B cells (a type of white blood cell) and some types of leukemia cells. It also binds to a protein called CD3, which is found on T cells (another type of white blood cell). This may help the immune system kill cancer cells. Blinatumomab is a type of bispecific T-cell engager. Giving asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi and venetoclax in combination with blinatumomab may be safe, tolerable, and/or effective in treating patients with relapsed or refractory ALL.

Conditions

Recurrent B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; Refractory B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Incidence of adverse events (AEs) (Phase I)

  Will be graded according to National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version (v) 5.0. Will be summarized in terms of type (organ affected or laboratory determination), severity, attribution, time of onset, duration, probable association with the study treatment and reversibility or outcome by counts/ rates and 95% Clopper Pearson confidence interval (CI).

  Up to 30 days after last dose of study treatment

• Dose-limiting toxicities (DLT) (Phase I)

  Will be graded according to NCI CTCAE v 5.0. Will be summarized in terms of type (organ affected or laboratory determination), severity, attribution, time of onset, duration, probable association with the study treatment and reversibility or outcome by counts/ rates and 95% Clopper Pearson CI.

  From the start of therapy (day 1) through the end of the first cycle (day 49)

• Maximum tolerated schedule (Phase I)

  Will be based on the assessment of DLT during cycle 1.

  During cycle 1 (cycle length = 49 days)

• Recommended phase 2 schedule (Phase 1)

  Will be selected based on maximum tolerated schedule and a review of cumulative toxicity and tolerability data after cycle 1 and may be lower than the maximum tolerated schedule.

  After cycle 1 (cycle length = 49 days)

• Best response (Expansion Phase)

  The 95% Clopper Pearson binomial CI will be calculated.

  Up to 30 days after last dose of study treatment

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Composite remission rate

  At end of cycle 1 (cycle length = 49 days)

• Minimal residual disease negativity

  At the end of each cycle (cycle 1 length = 49 days, cycle 2 length = 42 days)

• Incidence of adverse events (Expansion Phase)

  Up to 30 days after last dose of study treatment

• Patients who bridge to transplant directly from the trial therapy

  Up to 30 days after last dose of study treatment

Study Arms (1)

Treatment (asparaginase, venetoclax, blinatumomab)

EXPERIMENTAL

PRE-PHASE TREATMENT/BRIDGE THERAPY: Starting days -7 to -5, patients may optionally receive cyclophosphamide and vincristine on day 1 and prednisone on days 1-5. TREATMENT: Patients receive asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi IM on days 1,3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13, venetoclax PO QD on days 1-14 or QOD on days 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, and 13 of each cycle and blinatumomab CIV on days 8-35 of cycle 1 and on days 1-28 of cycle 2. Cycles repeat every 49 days for cycle 1 and 42 days for cycle 2 for up to 2 cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Additionally, patients undergo ECHO and MUGA at screening and bone marrow aspiration and biopsy, blood sample collection, and lumbar puncture throughout the study.

Drug: Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi; Procedure: Biospecimen Collection; Biological: Blinatumomab; Procedure: Bone Marrow Aspiration; Procedure: Bone Marrow Biopsy; Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Procedure: Echocardiography Test; Procedure: Lumbar Puncture; Procedure: Multigated Acquisition Scan; Drug: Venetoclax; Drug: Vincristine

Interventions

Cyclophosphamide DRUG

Given cyclophosphamide

Also known as: (-)-Cyclophosphamide, 2H-1,3,2-Oxazaphosphorine, 2-[bis(2-chloroethyl)amino]tetrahydro-, 2-oxide, monohydrate, Asta B 518, B 518, B-518, B518, Carloxan, Ciclofosfamida, Ciclofosfamide, Cicloxal, Clafen, Claphene, CP monohydrate, CTX, CYCLO-cell, Cycloblastin, Cycloblastine, Cyclophospham, Cyclophosphamid monohydrate, Cyclophosphamide Monohydrate, Cyclophosphamidum, Cyclophosphan, Cyclophosphane, Cyclophosphanum, Cyclostin, Cyclostine, Cytophosphan, Cytophosphane, Cytoxan, Fosfaseron, Genoxal, Genuxal, Ledoxina, Mitoxan, Neosar, Revimmune, Syklofosfamid, WR 138719, WR- 138719, WR-138719, WR138719

Treatment (asparaginase, venetoclax, blinatumomab)

Echocardiography Test PROCEDURE

Undergo ECHO

Also known as: EC, Echocardiography

Treatment (asparaginase, venetoclax, blinatumomab)

Lumbar Puncture PROCEDURE

Undergo lumbar puncture

Also known as: LP, Spinal Tap

Treatment (asparaginase, venetoclax, blinatumomab)

Multigated Acquisition Scan PROCEDURE

Undergo MUGA

Also known as: Blood Pool Scan, Equilibrium Radionuclide Angiography, Gated Blood Pool Imaging, Gated Heart Pool Scan, MUGA, MUGA Scan, Multi-Gated Acquisition Scan, Radionuclide Ventriculogram Scan, Radionuclide Ventriculography, RNV Scan, RNVG, SYMA Scanning, Synchronized Multigated Acquisition Scanning

Treatment (asparaginase, venetoclax, blinatumomab)

Venetoclax DRUG

Given PO

Also known as: ABT 199, ABT-0199, ABT-199, ABT199, GDC 0199, GDC-0199, GDC0199, RG7601, Venclexta, Venclyxto

Treatment (asparaginase, venetoclax, blinatumomab)

Vincristine DRUG

Given vincristine

Also known as: LCR, Leurocristine, VCR, Vincrystine

Treatment (asparaginase, venetoclax, blinatumomab)

Asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi DRUG

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

Treatment (asparaginase, venetoclax, blinatumomab)

Biospecimen Collection PROCEDURE

Undergo blood sample collection

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

Treatment (asparaginase, venetoclax, blinatumomab)

Blinatumomab BIOLOGICAL

Given CIV

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

Treatment (asparaginase, venetoclax, blinatumomab)

Bone Marrow Aspiration PROCEDURE

Undergo bone marrow aspiration and biopsy

Treatment (asparaginase, venetoclax, blinatumomab)

Bone Marrow Biopsy PROCEDURE

Undergo bone marrow aspiration and biopsy

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

Treatment (asparaginase, venetoclax, blinatumomab)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 55 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Documented informed consent of the participant and/or legally authorized representative
• Age between 12 and 55
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) ≤ 2 or Karnofsky performance status (KPS) ≥ 70
• Patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) CD19 positive (+) B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) according to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria
• Greater than or equal to 5% blasts in the bone marrow
• White blood cell count less than 25 x 10\^9/L prior to initiation of venetoclax. (within 14 days prior to day 1 of protocol therapy) Cytoreduction with hydroxyurea, steroid or a single dose of cyclophosphamide chemotherapy prior to treatment may be required
• Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (within 14 days prior to day 1 of protocol therapy) (unless has Gilbert's disease or underlying leukemia, ≤ 3 x ULN)
• Prothrombin time (PT) ≤ 1.5 ULN (within 14 days prior to day 1 of protocol therapy)
• Partial thromboplastin time (PTT) ≤ 1.5 ULN (within 14 days prior to day 1 of protocol therapy)
• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 2.5 x ULN (within 14 days prior to day 1 of protocol therapy) (Unless it is related to underlying leukemia, then AST ≤ 5 x ULN)
• Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤ 2.5 x ULN (within 14 days prior to day 1 of protocol therapy) (Unless it is related to underlying leukemia, then ALT ≤ 5 x ULN)
• Creatinine clearance of ≥ 60 mL/min per 24 hour urine test or the Cockcroft-Gault formula (within 14 days prior to day 1 of protocol therapy)
• Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ≥ 50% (within 14 days prior to day 1 of protocol therapy)
• Note: Echocardiogram to be performed within 42 days prior to day 1 of protocol therapy
• Women of childbearing potential (WOCBP): Negative urine or serum pregnancy test (within 14 days prior to day 1 of protocol therapy)

You may not qualify if:

• Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) within 8 weeks prior to the start of protocol-specific therapy. Subjects must be off all immunosuppression for ≥ 2 weeks
• Cancer chemotherapy within 2 weeks before the start of protocol-specified therapy with the exception of: intrathecal chemotherapy and/or low-dose maintenance therapy (e.g. vina alkaloids, mercaptopurine, methotrexate, or hydroxyurea etc)
• Strong and moderate CYP3A4 inducers and strong CYP3A inhibitors within 7 days prior to day 1 of protocol therapy
• Foods/supplements that are strong inhibitors or strong or moderate inducers of CYP3A (such as grapefruit, Seville oranges, starfruit and St. John's wort) within 3 days prior to initiation of and during study treatment
• Immunotherapy (e.g. rituximab) within 4 weeks before the start of protocol-specified therapy. Prior failed CD19-directed therapy such as prior blinatumomab or CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells will be allowed if treatment ended \> 4 weeks prior to start of protocol-specific therapy and there is demonstrated continued CD19+ expression
• Must not have received or planning to receive live vaccine while being on study or 2 weeks before and after completion of treatment
• Patients with any prior intolerance leading to discontinuation of pegylated (PEG)-asparaginase due to grade 3 or more pancreatitis or central nervous system thrombosis requiring anticoagulant treatment attributed to the PEG-asparaginase
• Active ALL in the central nervous system (CNS): Presence of \> 5 white blood cells (WBC) per cubic millimeter in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) with lymphoblasts present (confirmed by CSF analysis) and/or clinical signs of CNS leukemia. If CSF leukemia is present, subjects will need to receive intrathecal chemotherapy and have documented negative CSF prior to enrollment
• Active acute or chronic graft versus host disease requiring systemic treatment with immunosuppressive medication
• History of intracranial thrombosis or history of recurrent thrombosis or grade 3 and greater pulmonary embolism (except for catheter-related thrombosis)
• Participants with history of grade ≥ 3 pancreatitis
• History of alcohol overuse if deemed relevant in investigator's opinion
• Known hypersensitivity to blinatumomab/ recombinant Erwinia asparaginase or to any component of the product formulation, otherwise prior treatment with single agent blinatumomab is allowed
• Uncontrolled active infection
• Clinically significant uncontrolled illness or cirrhosis

Sponsors & Collaborators

• City of Hope Medical Center: lead
• National Cancer Institute (NCI): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

City of Hope Medical Center

Duarte, California, 91010, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burkitt Lymphoma

Interventions

asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi recombinant; Asparaginase; Specimen Handling; blinatumomab; N,N-dicyclohexyl-isoborneol-10-sulfonamide; Biopsy; Cyclophosphamide; Spinal Puncture; venetoclax; Vincristine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epstein-Barr Virus Infections; Herpesviridae Infections; DNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Infections; Tumor Virus Infections; Lymphoma, B-Cell; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Lymphoma; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Lymphatic Diseases; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Immune System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Amidohydrolases; Hydrolases; Enzymes; Enzymes and Coenzymes; Clinical Laboratory Techniques; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Diagnosis; Investigative Techniques; Cytodiagnosis; Cytological Techniques; Diagnostic Techniques, Surgical; Surgical Procedures, Operative; Phosphoramide Mustards; Nitrogen Mustard Compounds; Mustard Compounds; Hydrocarbons, Halogenated; Hydrocarbons; Organic Chemicals; Phosphoramides; Organophosphorus Compounds; Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological; Punctures; Therapeutics; Vinca Alkaloids; Secologanin Tryptamine Alkaloids; Indole Alkaloids; Alkaloids; Heterocyclic Compounds; Indoles; Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring; Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring; Indolizidines; Indolizines

Study Officials

• Amandeep Salhotra

  City of Hope Medical Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 14, 2025
• First Posted: August 21, 2025
• Study Start (Estimated): June 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 8, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): May 8, 2027
• Last Updated: March 13, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Locations

US (1)