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ArticleOncotarget2017

Italian real life experience with brentuximab vedotin: results of a large observational study on 234 relapsed/refractory Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Cinzia Pellegrini, Alessandro Broccoli, Alessandro Pulsoni, Luigi Rigacci, Caterina Patti, Guido Gini, Donato Mannina, Monica Tani, Chiara Rusconi, Alessandra Romano and 32 more

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Article in Oncotarget, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Outcomes of Brentuximab Vedotin Monotherapy in Refractory/Relapsed Classical Hodgkin's Lymphoma: A Multi-Center Retrospective Study on Survival and Safety.Indian journal of hematology & blood transfusion : an official journal of Indian Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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42 authors.

Cinzia PellegriniInstitute of Hematology "L. e A. Seràgnoli", University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Alessandro BroccoliInstitute of Hematology "L. e A. Seràgnoli", University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Alessandro PulsoniDepartment of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Luigi RigacciDepartment of Hematology, University and Hospital Careggi, Firenze, Italy.
Caterina PattiDepartment of Hematology, Azienda Ospedali Riuniti Villa Sofia Cervello, Palermo, Italy.
Guido GiniDepartment of Hematology, Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Ancona, Italy.
Donato ManninaHematology Unit, Ospedale Papardo, Messina, Italy.
Monica TaniHematology Unit, Santa Maria delle Croci Hospital, Ravenna, Italy.
Chiara RusconiDivision of Hematology, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Alessandra RomanoDivision of Hematology, AOU, Catania, Italy.
Anna VanazziEuropean Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy.
Barbara BottoHematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, Italy.
Armando SantoroOncology and Hematology, Humanitas Cancer Center, Rozzano, Italy.
Stefan HoausInstitute of Hematology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
Gian Matteo RigolinHematology Section, St. Anna University Hospital, Cona, Ferrara, Italy.
Pellegrino MustoScientific Direction, IRCCS-CROB, Referral Cancer Center of Basilicata, Rionero in Vulture, Pz, Italy.
Patrizio MazzaOspedale Moscati, Department of Hematology-Oncology, Taranto, Italy.
Stefano MolicaDepartment of Hematology, Ciaccio-Pugliese Hospital, Catanzaro, Italy.
Paolo CorradiniDepartment of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Angelo FamaHematology Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Francesco GaudioHematology Unit, Policlinico di Bari, Bari, Italy.
Michele MerliHematology, Ospedale di Circolo, Fondazione Macchi, Varese, Italy.
Fioravante RonconiDivision of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, Cardarelli Hospital, Napoli, Italy.
Giuseppe GrittiDepartment of Hematology, Hospital Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy.
Daniele VallisaDivision of Hematology, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza, Italy.
Patrizia TosiHematology Unit, Infermi Hospital Rimini, Rimini, Italy.
Anna Marina LiberatiHematology, Ospedale Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Antonello PintoHematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Unit, National Cancer Institute, Fondazione Pascale, IRCCS, Napoli, Italy.
Vincenzo PavoneDivision of Hematology, Ospedale G. Panico, Tricase, Lecce, Italy.
Filippo GherlinzoniHematology Unit, Ca' Foncello Hospital, Treviso, Italy.
Maria Paola BianchiSant'Andrea Hospital, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Stefano VolpettiDepartment of Hematology, DISM, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata, Udine, Italy.
Livio TrentinDepartment of Medicine, Hematology and Clinical Immunology Unit, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Maria Cecilia GoldanigaOnco-Hematology Unit, Fondazione Ca' Granda IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
Maurizio BonfichiHematology, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Amalia De RenzoHematology, AOU Federico II Napoli, Napoli, Italy.
Corrado SchiavottoHematology, San Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy.
Michele SpinaDivision of Medical Oncology A, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy.
Angelo Michele CarellaDivision of Hematology 1, IRCCS A.O.U. San Martino IST, Genova, Italy.
Vittorio StefoniInstitute of Hematology "L. e A. Seràgnoli", University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Lisa ArgnaniInstitute of Hematology "L. e A. Seràgnoli", University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Pier Luigi ZinzaniInstitute of Hematology "L. e A. Seràgnoli", University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A large Italian multicenter observational retrospective study was conducted on the use of brentuximab vedotin (BV) for patients with relapsed Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) to check if clinical trial results are confirmed even in a real life context. 234 CD30+ HL patients were enrolled. Best response was observed after a median of 4 cycles in 140 patients (59.8%): 74 (31.6%) patients obtained a complete response (CR) and 66 (28.2%) achieved a partial response (PR); overall response rate at the end of the treatment was 48.3% (62 CR and 51 PR). The best response rate was higher in the elderly subset: 14 (50%) CR and 5 (17.8%) PR. Disease free survival was 26.3% at 3 years and progression free survival 31.9% at 4.5 years. Duration of response did not differ for who achieved at least PR and then either did or did not undergo consolidative transplant. Overall, the treatment was well tolerated and no death has been linked to BV-induced toxicity. Our report confirms activity in elderly patients, duration of response unrelated to the consolidation with transplant procedure, the relevance of the CR status at first restaging, and the role of BV as a bridge to transplant for chemorefractory patients.

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brentuximab vedotinHodgkin’s lymphomalong-term responsereal lifestem cell transplantation

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PMID29207679
PMCPMC5710959

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