Brentuximab Vedotin in Patients With Hodgkin Lymphoma and a Failed Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation: Results From a Named Patient Program at Four Italian Centers.

Autor: Carlo‐Stella, Carmelo, Ricci, Francesca, Dalto, Serena, Mazza, Rita, Malagola, Michele, Patriarca, Francesca, Viviani, Simonetta, Russo, Domenico, Giordano, Laura, Castagna, Luca, Corradini, Paolo, Santoro, Armando
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Zdroj: Oncologist; Mar2015, Vol. 20 Issue 3, p323-328, 6p
Abstrakt: Background. Brentuximab vedotin (BV) has demonstrated an extraordinary efficacy in heavily pretreated classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) patients, targeting CD30-positive cells; however, limited data have been reported on the efficacy of BV in cHL patients failing allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT).The aim of this studywasto retrospectively evaluate the efficacy and safety of BV in a multicenter setting of cHL relapsing or progressing after allo-SCT. Methods. Sixteen BV-na¨ıve patients with recurrent cHL after allo-SCT were included in a compassionate use program and treated with intravenous BV at the dose of 1.8 mg/kg of body weight every 3 weeks for a maximum of 16 cycles. Results. The objective response rate was 69%. Five patients (31%) had complete remission, and 6 (37%) had partial remission. Stable disease was observed in 4 patients (25%), and progressive disease was observed in 1 (6%). After median follow-up of 26 months (range: 5-30 months), median progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and duration of response were 7, 25, and 5 months, respectively. The 2-year PFS and OS were 20% and 61%, respectively. Grade 3-4 hematological adverse events included anemia (15%), thrombocytopenia (12%), and neutropenia (18%). Grade 3 peripheral sensory neuropathy occurred in 2 patients (12%). Conclusion. BV therapy is an effective and safe approach for achieving transient disease control in cHL patients with failed allo-SCT. To improve disease control, future studies should explore the combination of BV with targeted agents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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