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No longer recruiting (closed or complete)Last updated: 26 November 2024

This study is comparing the effectiveness of brentuximab vedotin plus chemotherapy (AVD) versus chemotherapy alone (ABVD) in people with advanced classical Hodgkin lymphomaA Randomized, Open-label, Phase 3 Trial of A+AVD Versus ABVD as Frontline Therapy in Patients With Advanced Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

Trial purpose

Medical clipboardCancer treatment

Tumor type

Blood Cancers Haematological

Age

People18+

Clinical summary

Conditions

This trial is treating people with advanced classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

Eligibility

Inclusion

  1. Treatment-naïve participants with Ann Arbor Stage III or IV HL.
  2. Histologically confirmed classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) according to the current World Health Organization (WHO) classification.
  3. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status less than or equal to (<=) 2.
  4. Bidimensional measurable disease as documented by radiographic technique per the International Working Group Revised Criteria for Response Assessment for Malignant Lymphoma.

Exclusion

  1. Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma.
  2. Cerebral/meningeal disease, including signs and symptoms of progressive multifocalleukoencephalopathy (PML).
  3. Sensory or motor peripheral neuropathy.
  4. Prior immunosuppressive chemotherapy, therapeutic radiation, or any immunotherapy within 12 weeks of first study drug dose.
  5. Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive.
  6. Known hepatitis B surface antigen-positive, or known or suspected active hepatitis C infection.

Please note that there are additional exclusion criteria. The study center will determine if you meet all of the criteria.

Inclusion

  • You have been diagnosed with cancer, but have not received any treatment.

Exclusion

  • You have certain types of non-cancer medical conditions.
  • You have had certain treatments, surgical procedures or drugs.
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Clinical trials have complex eligibility criteria, and other criteria may apply for this trial. Ask your doctor about whether this trial could be right for you.

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Trial Identifiers

Information on this page is partially produced from ClinicalTrials.gov *. View further details about this trial on the registry via the links below:

  • NCT01712490 *
  • C25003; 2011-005450-60; U1111-1161-4937; 12/LO/1950; JAPICCTI-142491; REEC-2013-0114; 1025002760; C25003CTID; 2023-506419-16

Trial sponsor

Takeda

Scientific Title

A Randomized, Open-label, Phase 3 Trial of A+AVD Versus ABVD as Frontline Therapy in Patients With Advanced Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

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