Interim results from a phase I clinical trial of brentuximab vedotin(SGN-35, Adcetris™, Seattle Genetics/Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company) in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of newly diagnosed advanced stage Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) patients were…

Data reported today demonstrating that prolonged treatment with Brentuximab Vedotin (SGN-35; Adcetris™, Seattle Genetics) beyond 16 cycles of therapy was associated with clinically meaningful durations of response with a manageable safety profile. In addition, data were presented showing that Brentuximab Vedotin is a viable option for reducing tumor burden prior to allogeneic stem cell transplant. The data were presented at the…

Six out of nine pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) (n=5)or systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma (sALCL) (n=4)achieved complete remission (CR) in multicenter phase I and phase II trials of Brentuximab Vedotin ( SGN-35 and previously called cAC10-vcMMAE; now marketed as Adcetris™ by Millennium: The…