Brentuximab vedotin in combination with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and prednisone as frontline treatment for patients with CD30-positive B-cell lymphomas

Haematologica. 2021 Jun 1;106(6):1705-1713. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2019.238675.

Abstract

We conducted a phase I/II multicenter trial using 6 cycles of brentuximab vedotin (BV) in combination with rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and prednisone (R-CHP) for treatment of patients with CD30-positive (+) B-cell lymphomas. Thirty-one patients were evaluable for toxicity and 29 for efficacy including 22 with primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma (PMBCL), 5 with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), and 2 with gray zone lymphoma (GZL). There were no treatment-related deaths; 32% of patients had non-hematological grade 3/4 toxicities. The overall response rate was 100% (95% CI: 88-100) with 86% (95% CI: 68-96) of patients achieving complete response at the end of systemic treatment. Consolidative radiation following end of treatment response assessment was permissible and used in 52% of all patients including 59% of patients with PMBCL. With a median follow-up of 30 months, the 2-year progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were 85% (95% CI: 66-94) and 100%, respectively. In the PMBCL cohort, 2-year PFS was 86% (95% CI: 62-95). In summary, BV-R-CHP with or without consolidative radiation is a feasible and active frontline regimen for CD30+ B-cell lymphomas (NCT01994850).

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial, Phase I
  • Clinical Trial, Phase II
  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects
  • Brentuximab Vedotin
  • Cyclophosphamide / therapeutic use
  • Doxorubicin / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Immunoconjugates* / therapeutic use
  • Ki-1 Antigen
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse* / drug therapy
  • Prednisone / therapeutic use
  • Rituximab / therapeutic use
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vincristine / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Immunoconjugates
  • Ki-1 Antigen
  • Rituximab
  • Vincristine
  • Brentuximab Vedotin
  • Doxorubicin
  • Cyclophosphamide
  • Prednisone

Associated data

  • ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT01994850