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. 2021 Jan 3;113(3):404–412. doi: 10.1007/s12185-020-03039-w

Table 2.

Exposure to brentuximab vedotin

Total HL sALCL
(N = 284)a (n = 182) (n = 101)
Initial dose, mg/kg
 < 1.2 7 (2.5) 4 (2.2) 3 (3.0)
 1.2 17 (6.0) 9 (4.9) 8 (7.9)
 > 1.2– < 1.8 12 (4.2) 9 (4.9) 3 (3.0)
 1.8 247 (87.0) 159 (87.4) 87 (86.1)
 > 1.8 1 (0.4) 1 (0.5) 0
Mean dose per cycle is 1.8 mg/kg 214 (75.4) 141 (77.5) 72 (71.3)
Median number of cycles received (range) 5.0 (1–17) 5.5 (1–16) 4.0 (1–17)
Reasons for study drug discontinuation (cumulative)
 Treatment objective was achieved 60 (21.1) 35 (19.2) 25 (24.8)
 AE 63 (22.2) 42 (23.1) 21 (20.8)
 Discontinuation of clinic visits 1 (0.4) 1 (0.5) 0
 Transfer to another clinic 9 (3.2) 5 (2.7) 4 (4.0)
 Lack of efficacy 115 (40.5) 74 (40.7) 40 (39.6)
 Others 53 (18.7) 34 (18.7) 18 (17.8)
Received HSCT after BV treatment 56 (19.7) 36 (19.8) 20 (19.8)
 Autologous 35 (62.5) 26 (72.2) 9 (45.0)
 Allogenic 21 (37.5) 10 (27.8) 11 (55.0)
Received other combination therapies 31 (10.9) 18 (9.9) 13 (12.9)

aIncludes one patient with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

Number of cases (%) are shown unless indicated otherwise

AE adverse event, BV brentuximab vedotin, HL Hodgkin lymphoma, HSCT hematopoietic stem cell transplant, sALCL systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma