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ABSTRACT: Background
Brentuximab vedotin in combination with doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (AVD) is approved in the upfront setting for advanced stage classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL). People living with HIV have been excluded from these studies. We aimed to understand the activity and safety of brentuximab vedotin-AVD in people living with HIV diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, while focusing on HIV disease parameters and antiretroviral therapy (ART) interactions.Methods
We present the phase 2 portion of a multicentre phase 1/2 study. Eligible patients were 18 years or older, had untreated stage II-IV HIV-associated cHL (HIV-cHL), a Karnofsky performance status of more than 30%, a CD4+ T-cell count of 50 cells per μL or more, were required to take ART, and were
SUBMITTER: Rubinstein PG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10859222 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature