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ABSTRACT: Purpose
Brentuximab vedotin, a monoclonal antibody (cAC10) conjugated to monomethyl auristatin E, targets CD30(+) receptors. This phase II open-label trial was conducted to evaluate safety and efficacy in CD30(+) cutaneous T-cell lymphomas.Patients and methods
Forty-eight patients with CD30(+) lymphoproliferative disorders or mycosis fungoides (MF) received an infusion of 1.8 mg/kg every 21 days.Results
Forty-eight evaluable patients (22 women and 26 men; median age, 59.5 years) had an overall response rate of 73% (95% CI, 60% to 86%; 35 of 48 patients) and complete response rate of 35% (95% CI, 22% to 49%; 17 of 48 patients). Fifteen (54%; 95% CI, 31% to 59%) of 28 patients with MF responded, independent of CD30 expression. In patients with MF/Sézary syndrome, the
SUBMITTER: Duvic M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4737859 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature