Clinical Trial of Brentuximab Vedotin in Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma

NCT ID: NCT03646123

Last Updated: 2025-08-28

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

255 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-01-28

Study Completion Date

2024-08-23

Brief Summary

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This trial will study two treatment combinations for classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL). This trial will find out if these two treatment combinations work to treat cHL. It will also find out what side effects occur. A side effect is anything the drug does besides treating cancer. This study will have three parts (Parts A, B, and C).

The drugs used in Part A are a combination of targeted anticancer drug (brentuximab vedotin) and three chemotherapy drugs (doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine). These four drugs are called "A+AVD." Participants will be treated with granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) following every dose of A+AVD for 6 cycles of treatment (12 doses).

Part A will look at whether the A+AVD drug combination reduces the number of participants who experience the side effect of febrile neutropenia. Febrile neutropenia is a very low white blood cell count and a fever, which can be life threatening.

Parts B and C will use drug combination of brentuximab vedotin, plus nivolumab, doxorubicin, and dacarbazine. These four drugs are called "AN+AD." Parts B and C will study how well the drugs work to treat cHL and what side effects they cause.

Detailed Description

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This study will have three parts.

Part A of the study is designed to evaluate the incidence of febrile neutropenia, efficacy, and dose intensity in participants with advanced stage classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) receiving granulocyte colony stimulating factor primary prophylaxis (G-PP) administration during treatment with frontline A+AVD. In Part A, participants will be treated with granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) following every dose of A+AVD for 6 cycles of treatment. Participants will be treated using institutional standard of care practices for the majority of treatment decisions.

Part B is designed to evaluate the combination of brentuximab vedotin, nivolumab, doxorubicin, and dacarbazine (AN+AD) as frontline treatment in participants with advanced cHL. In Part B, participants will be given AN+AD combination for 6 cycles of treatment. This part of the trial will look at whether this combination of drugs is effective and tolerable in participants with Stage II with bulky mediastinal disease and Stage III or IV cHL.

Part C is designed to evaluate AN+AD as frontline treatment in participants with early stage cHL. In Part C, participants will be given AN+AD combination for 4 cycles of treatment. This part of the trial will look at whether this combination of drugs is effective and tolerable in participants with Stage I or II cHL with non-bulky mediastinal disease.

Conditions

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Hodgkin Lymphoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Part A: A+AVD

Brentuximab vedotin (A) plus doxorubicin (+A), vinblastine (V), and dacarbazine (D) administered by intravenous (IV) infusion in participants with advanced stage classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) during each treatment cycle.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

brentuximab vedotin

Intervention Type DRUG

1.2 mg/kg by IV infusion

doxorubicin

Intervention Type DRUG

25 mg/m\^2 by IV infusion

vinblastine

Intervention Type DRUG

6 mg/m\^2 by IV infusion

dacarbazine

Intervention Type DRUG

375 mg/m\^2 by IV infusion

G-CSF

Intervention Type DRUG

Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) primary prophylaxis administered 24-36 hours after each dose of A+AVD

Part B: AN+AD

Brentuximab vedotin (A) plus nivolumab (N), doxorubicin (+A), and dacarbazine (D) administered separately by IV infusion in participants with Stage II bulky mediastinal disease and Stage III or IV cHL during each treatment cycle.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

brentuximab vedotin

Intervention Type DRUG

1.2 mg/kg by IV infusion

doxorubicin

Intervention Type DRUG

25 mg/m\^2 by IV infusion

dacarbazine

Intervention Type DRUG

375 mg/m\^2 by IV infusion

nivolumab

Intervention Type DRUG

240 mg by IV infusion

Part C: AN+AD

Brentuximab vedotin (A) plus nivolumab (N), doxorubicin (+A), and dacarbazine (D) administered separately by IV infusion in participants with Stage I or II cHL with non-bulky mediastinal disease during each treatment cycle.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

brentuximab vedotin

Intervention Type DRUG

1.2 mg/kg by IV infusion

doxorubicin

Intervention Type DRUG

25 mg/m\^2 by IV infusion

dacarbazine

Intervention Type DRUG

375 mg/m\^2 by IV infusion

nivolumab

Intervention Type DRUG

240 mg by IV infusion

Interventions

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brentuximab vedotin

1.2 mg/kg by IV infusion

Intervention Type DRUG

doxorubicin

25 mg/m\^2 by IV infusion

Intervention Type DRUG

vinblastine

6 mg/m\^2 by IV infusion

Intervention Type DRUG

dacarbazine

375 mg/m\^2 by IV infusion

Intervention Type DRUG

G-CSF

Granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) primary prophylaxis administered 24-36 hours after each dose of A+AVD

Intervention Type DRUG

nivolumab

240 mg by IV infusion

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Adcetris SGN-35 filgrastim pegfilgrastim Opdivo

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Treatment-naïve, classic Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) participants

* Participants enrolling in Part A of the study must have Ann Arbor Stage III or IV disease
* Participants enrolling in Part B of the study must have Ann Arbor Stage I or II cH: with bulky mediastinal disease, or Stage III or IV
* Participants enrolling in Part C of the study must have Ann Arbor Stage I or II cHL without bulky disease
* Histologically confirmed cHL according to the current World Health Organization (WHO) Classification
* Bidimensional measurable disease as documented by PET/CT or CT imaging
* Age 12 years or older in the United States. For regions outside of the US, participants must 18 years or older.
* Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1, or 2

Exclusion Criteria

* Nodular lymphocyte predominant HL
* History of another malignancy within 3 years of the first dose of study drug or any evidence of residual disease from a previously diagnosed malignancy. Exceptions are malignancies with a negligible risk or metastasis or death. Participants with nonmelanoma skin cancer, localized prostate cancer, or carcinoma in situ of any type are not excluded if they have undergone complete resection
* Prior immunosuppressive chemotherapy, therapeutic radiation, or any immunotherapy within 4 weeks of the first study drug dose
* Prior treatment with an anti-PD-1, anti-PD-L1, anti-PD-L2, or anti-CTLA-4 antibody, or any other antibody or drug specifically targeting T-cell co-stimulation or checkpoint pathways
* Active cerebral/meningeal disease related to the underlying malignancy
* Any active Grade 3 or higher viral, bacterial, or fungal infection within two weeks of the first dose of study drug (Grade 3 defined by the National Cancer Institute's Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, NCI CTCAE Version 4.03)
* Current therapy with other systemic anti-neoplastic or investigational agents
* Planned consolidative radiotherapy (Parts B and C only)
* Active interstitial lung disease that is symptomatic or may interfere with the detection or management of suspected drug-related pulmonary toxicity (Parts B and C only)
* Grade 3 or higher pulmonary disease unrelated to underlying malignancy
* Documented history of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia or diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide \<50% predicted
* History of a cerebral vascular event within 6 months of first dose of study drug
* Child-Pugh B or C hepatic impairment
* Grade 2 or higher peripheral sensory or motor neuropathy
* Participants with acute or chronic graft-versus-host-disease (GvHD) or receiving immunosuppressive therapy as treatment or as prophylaxis against GvHD
* Previous treatment with brentuximab vedotin
* Participants who are pregnant or breastfeeding
* Other serious condition that would impair the participant's ability to receive or tolerate the planned treatment and follow-up
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Bristol-Myers Squibb

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Seagen Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Medical Monitor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Seagen Inc.

Locations

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Los Angeles Cancer Network / Compassionate Care Research Group

Fountain Valley, California, United States

Site Status

Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers - Aurora

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Site Status

University of Colorado Health Memorial Hospital

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Cancer Centers of Colorado - Denver

Denver, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Poudre Valley Health System (PVHS)

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

Site Status

SCL Health - St. Mary's Hospital & Medical Center

Grand Junction, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Miami Cancer Institute at Baptist Health, Inc.

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status

Florida Cancer Specialists - North Region

St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

Site Status

Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center / Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Illinois Cancer Specialists

Niles, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Illinois Cancer Care

Peoria, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Massachusetts General Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Karmanos Cancer Institute / Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Henry Ford Health System

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status

Minnesota Oncology Hematology P.A.

Edina, Minnesota, United States

Site Status

Washington University in St Louis

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status

New Jersey Hematology Oncology Associates, LLC

Brick, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Regional Cancer Care Associates - Freehold

Freehold, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Hackensack University Medical Center

Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Regional Cancer Care Associates - Howell

Howell Township, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Morristown Medical Center/ Carol G. Simon Cancer Center

Morristown, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Regional Cancer Care Associates - Mount Holly

Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Regional Cancer Care Associates - Central Jersey

Somerville, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Regional Cancer Care Associates - Sparta

Sparta, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

New York Oncology Hematology, P.C.

Albany, New York, United States

Site Status

CareMount Medical Group

Mount Kisco, New York, United States

Site Status

Mount Sinai Medical Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Clinical Research Alliance - Abraham Mittelman, MD, LLC

Purchase, New York, United States

Site Status

Clinical Research Alliance - Morton Coleman, MD

Westbury, New York, United States

Site Status

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center / Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Oncology Hematology Care

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Cleveland Clinic, The

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Toledo Clinic Cancer Center

Toledo, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Willamette Valley Cancer Institute and Research Center

Eugene, Oregon, United States

Site Status

Providence Portland Medical Center

Portland, Oregon, United States

Site Status

Medical University of South Carolina/Hollings Cancer Center

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

University of Tennessee

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Tennessee Oncology-Nashville/Sarah Cannon Research Institute

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Texas Oncology - Austin Midtown

Austin, Texas, United States

Site Status

Texas Oncology - Medical City Dallas

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status

Texas Oncology - Flower Mound

Flower Mound, Texas, United States

Site Status

Brooke Army Medical Center

Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Texas Oncology - Fort Worth 12th Avenue

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Site Status

MD Anderson Cancer Center / University of Texas

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Texas Oncology - San Antonio Medical Center

San Antonio, Texas, United States

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Texas Oncology - Northeast Texas

Tyler, Texas, United States

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Huntsman Cancer Institute/University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status

Virginia Cancer Specialists, PC

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Oncology and Hematology Assoc of SW VA DBA Blue Ridge Cancer Care

Salem, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Kadlec Clinic Hematology and Oncology

Kennewick, Washington, United States

Site Status

Vista Oncology Inc PS

Olympia, Washington, United States

Site Status

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance / University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

Royal Adelaide Hospital

Adelaide, Other, Australia

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Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Care

Ballarat, Other, Australia

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Monash Medical Centre

Clayton, Other, Australia

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Epworth Healthcare

Victoria, Other, Australia

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Fakultni nemocnice Hradec Kralove-oddeleni klinicke hematologie

Hradec Králové, Other, Czechia

Site Status

Fakultni Nemocnice Kralovske Vinohrady

Prague, Other, Czechia

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Azienda Ospedaliera Spedali Civili di Brescia

Brescia, Other, Italy

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IRCSS Policlinico San Matteo

Pavia, Other, Italy

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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese

Siena, Other, Italy

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Azienda Ospedaliera Citta della Salute e della Scienza di Torino

Torino, Other, Italy

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Pratia MCM Krakow

Krakow, Other, Poland

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Hospital del Mar

Barcelona, Other, Spain

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Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron

Barcelona, Other, Spain

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Institut Catala d'Oncologia - Hospital Duran i Reynals (ICO L'Hospitalet)

Barcelona, Other, Spain

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Hospital Universitario de Girona Doctor Josep Trueta

Girona, Other, Spain

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Hospital Universitario Fundacion Jimenez Diaz

Madrid, Other, Spain

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Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

Madrid, Other, Spain

Site Status

Hospital Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda

Majadahonda, Other, Spain

Site Status

Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias

Oviedo, Other, Spain

Site Status

Hospital Clinico Universitario de Salamanca

Salamanca, Other, Spain

Site Status

Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe de Valencia

Valencia, Other, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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United States Australia Czechia Italy Poland Spain

References

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Lee HJ, Ramchandren R, Friedman J, Melear J, Flinn IW, Burke JM, Linhares Y, Gonzales P, Peterson M, Raval M, Chintapatla R, Feldman TA, Yimer H, Islas-Ohlmayer M, Patel A, Metheny L, Dean A, Rana V, Gandhi MD, Renshaw J, Ho L, Fanale MA, Guo W, Yasenchak CA. Brentuximab vedotin, nivolumab, doxorubicin, and dacarbazine for advanced-stage classical Hodgkin lymphoma. Blood. 2025 Jan 16;145(3):290-299. doi: 10.1182/blood.2024024681.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39622165 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

View Document

Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

View Document

Other Identifiers

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SGN35-027

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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