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FDA approves Adcetris for the treatment of Stage III or IV classical Hodgkin lymphoma in combination with chemotherapy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) to treat adult patients with previously untreated stage III or IV classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) in combination with chemotherapy. Adcetris combines an antibody and drug, allowing the antibody to direct the drug to a target on lymphoma cells known as CD30. The approval of this drug was based on a clinical trial comparing Adcetris plus chemotherapy to a chemotherapy-only regimen common for cHL treatment. Patients treated with Adcetris plus AVD were 23 percent less likely to experience progression, death, or initiation of new therapy compared with those receiving ABVD.

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