The management of Refractory/Relapsed B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (R/R ALL) remains challenging. Incorporating blinatumomab in R/R ALL treatment has shown encouraging results. We describe the outcome and predictors of response in children receiving blinatumomab as a bridge to definitive therapy. Immunoglobulin (Ig) G and viral serology before and after therapy were evaluated. Thirty-three patients that failed standard first-line treatments due to relapsed ALL ( 22), persistent minimal residual disease (MRD) ( 8), or refractory disease ( 3) received blinatumomab. Grade 2 toxicity occurred in 27.2% of patients. MRD remission (<0.01%) was achieved in 72.7% of patients. Pre-blinatumomab absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) and MRD/ALC ratio significantly associated with MRD-response. Patients with translocation had lower response rate, compared to all other cytogenetic categories ( 0.013). One-year event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) were 69.2% and 79.7%, respectively. Analysis of OS and EFS showed pre-blinatumomab MRD level, ALC, MRD/ALC ratio, , and post-blinatumomab MRD remission associated with survival. Following blinatumomab, 83% (15/18) of tested patients had low IgG levels. IgG seronegative status was observed in 83% (12/15) for varicella zoster, 35% (6/17) for herpes zoster, 18% (3/17) for cytomegalovirus, and 26% (5/17) for Epstein Barr virus. Blinatumomab produced encouraging results in children with R/R ALL and low disease burden bridging to definitive therapy. Incorporating baseline genetics and biomarkers may help identify subgroups likely to be responsive/resistant to therapy. Viral serological testing pre- and post-blinatumomab is recommended to optimize supportive and preemptive therapy.Supplemental data for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/08880018.2022.2049936 .

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