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ArticleJournal of clinical and experimental hematopathology : JCEH2025

Brentuximab vedotin monotherapy for CD30-positive adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma with HTLV-1-infected Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg-like cells.

Shun Ito, Hiromichi Takahashi, Haruna Watanabe-Nishimaki, Kennosuke Karube, Takahiro Namiki, Takashi Hamada, Shimon Otake, Katsuhiro Miura, Hideki Nakamura

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Article in Journal of clinical and experimental hematopathology : JCEH, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors.

Shun ItoDivision of Hematology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiromichi TakahashiDivision of Hematology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Haruna Watanabe-NishimakiDivision of Oncologic Pathology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kennosuke KarubeDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
Takahiro NamikiDivision of Hematology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Takashi HamadaDivision of Hematology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Shimon OtakeDivision of Hematology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Katsuhiro MiuraDivision of Hematology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Hideki NakamuraDivision of Hematology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is an aggressive T-cell malignancy associated with human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1) infection. In this case study, we present a male patient diagnosed with CD30-positive ATLL, a rare pathological subtype characterized by the presence of HTLV-1-infected Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg-like (HRS-like) cells. The patient was considered unsuitable for intensive chemotherapy due to advanced age and severe comorbidities. Consequently, the patient was treated with brentuximab vedotin (BV) monotherapy. Following five cycles of BV, the patient achieved partial remission (PR) without significant adverse events. Eight months have passed since the end of treatment, and the disease has not progressed. The positive results of this study suggest that BV monotherapy could be considered a viable treatment option for older or frail patients with CD30-positive ATL, particularly those with HTLV-1-infected HRS-like cells, who may not be able to tolerate standard multi-agent chemotherapy.

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Antineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalHodgkin DiseaseHTLV-I InfectionsHuman T-lymphotropic virus 1ImmunoconjugatesKi-1 AntigenLeukemia-Lymphoma, Adult T-CellReed-Sternberg CellsBrentuximab VedotinHumansMaleAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBrentuximab VedotinImmunoconjugatesKi-1 Antigenadult T-cell leukemia/lymphomaATLL-HHbrentuximab vedotinCD30human T-lymphotropic virus 1

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PMID40582838
PMCPMC12351232

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