New Protocol: Brentuximab – ECADD Chemo for Hodgkin Lymphoma


  • Study

    Prospective, multicenter, single-arm, phase II cohort study [HD21 trial, NCT02661503]
    Older patients with advanced-stage classic Hodgkin lymphoma aged 61-75 years
    4-6 cycles of PET-guided BrECADD based on PET/CT remission status at PET2 (n=83)



  • Efficacy

    CR: 82% [72-90]
    2-yr PFS: 91.5% [85-98]
    2-yr OS: 90.8% [84-98]



  • Safety

    Grade >=3 AE: leukopenia (96%), thrombocytopenia (86%), anemia (69%), febrile neutropenia (55%)
    No treatment-related mortality



  • J Clin Oncol. Published online July 17, 2025.

    Ferdinandus J,Kaul H,Fossa A Positron Emission Tomography Guided Brentuximab Vedotin, Etoposide, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Dacarbazine, and Dexamethasone in Older Patients With Advanced-Stage Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Prospective, Multicenter, Single-Arm, Phase II Cohort of the German Hodgkin Study Group HD21 Trial

    http://doi.org/10.1200/JCO-25-00439

    Reviewed by Elvin Chalabiyev, MD on Sep 3, 2025

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