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Trial reportInvestigational new drugs2019

A phase 2, open-label study of brentuximab vedotin in patients with CD30-expressing solid tumors.

Jeffrey P Sharman, Jennifer J Wheler, Lawrence Einhorn, Afshin Dowlati, Geoffrey I Shapiro, John Hilton, John M Burke, Tanya Siddiqi, Nancy Whiting, Shadia I Jalal

Open access · hybridAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase II
In one paragraph

Trial report in Investigational new drugs, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.

Jeffrey P SharmanWillamette Valley Cancer Institute and Research Center/US Oncology Research, 520 Country Club Rd., Eugene, OR, 97401, USA. Jeff.Sharman@usoncology.com.
Jennifer J WhelerThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
Lawrence EinhornIndiana University Division of Hematology and Oncology, 535 Barnhill Dr, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Afshin DowlatiDepartment of Medicine - Hematology and Oncology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA.
Geoffrey I ShapiroDana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
John HiltonDana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
John M BurkeUS Oncology Research, Houston, TX, USA.
Tanya SiddiqiCity of Hope National Medical Center, 1500 East Duarte Rd., Duarte, CA, 91010, USA.
Nancy WhitingSeattle Genetics, Inc., 21823 30th Dr. SE, Bothell, WA, 98021, USA.
Shadia I JalalIndiana University Division of Hematology and Oncology, 535 Barnhill Dr, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · USIndiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis · USCity Of Hope National Medical Center · USRocky Mountain Cancer Centers · USSeagen (United States) · USThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USUniversity Hospitals Case Medical Center · USWillamette Valley Cancer Institute and Research Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose Brentuximab vedotin (BV) is an anti-CD30 antibody-drug conjugate used in the treatment of several types of lymphomas. Expression of the target antigen has also been reported on a variety of malignant tumors of nonlymphoid origin. This phase 2, open-label study evaluated the safety and antitumor activity of BV in patients with CD30-expressing nonlymphomatous malignancies. Methods Patients were dosed with 1.8 or 2.4 mg/kg BV once every three weeks. Antitumor activity was assessed at Cycles 2, 4, and every 4 cycles thereafter. Patients with stable disease or better were eligible to continue treatment until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or study closure. Results Of the 2693 patients screened, 3.8% had solid tumors with CD30 expression and 63 eligible patients with solid tumors enrolled in this study. The most common CD30 positive solid tumors were testicular cancer and mesothelioma. Both subtypes had more than one patient with an objective response. The median duration of BV exposure was 6.1 weeks. The disease control rate, defined as achieving stable disease or better at any point during the study, was 55%. The objective response rate was 11%, with a median duration of response of 2.92 months. The most common adverse events reported were fatigue (57%), nausea (33%), and decreased appetite (32%). Conclusion The safety profile of BV in patients with solid tumors was similar to the known safety profile of BV. In solid tumors, BV had modest activity as a single agent, which was similar to other second-line treatments already available to patients.

Indexed as

AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBrentuximab VedotinFemaleHumansKi-1 AntigenMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBrentuximab VedotinKi-1 AntigenAntibody-drug conjugateBrentuximab vedotinCD-30Solid tumors

Identifiers

PMID30993587
PMCPMC6647393
OpenAlexW2936108326

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