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Brentuximab vedotin

  • Biologic
  • Prescription only
  • Identity checked
  • Sources last checked 2026-09-04

This page shows what was measured, who it was measured in, and what that does not settle.

What Brentuximab vedotin does in the body

1 ).

From the FDA-approved label: CD30 is a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor family and is expressed on the surface of sALCL cells and on Hodgkin Reed-Sternberg (HRS) cells in cHL. CD30 is variably expressed in other T-cell lymphomas. Expression of CD30 on healthy tissue and cells is limited. In vitro data suggest that signaling through CD30-CD30L binding may affect cell survival and proliferation. Brentuximab vedotin is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC). The antibody is a chimeric IgG1 directed against CD30. The small molecule, MMAE, is a microtubule-disrupting agent. MMAE is covalently attached to the antibody via a linker.

Why people take it. Adult patients with previously untreated Stage III or IV classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL), in combination with doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine ( 1.1 ).

What happened in people

RNAWiki has not yet published a reviewed conclusion for this use.

A fixed RNAWiki sentence

Where this came from

Wording RNAWiki always uses, not a finding about this substance.

No reviewed claim names a result for any goal on this record.

No source is stored against this line.

The limit that matters most

Not recorded.

Where it acts
Not recorded.
Kind of result
No result is published, so no kind of result applies yet
Supervision
Professional supervision is normally required. A regulator classifies this substance in a way that restricts how it is supplied.

What the registries record it as

  • The substance registry classes this as protein.

    FDA substance registry · 7XL5ISS668 · read 2026-08-29

Where each sentence above came from

The use the label states, quoted from it. No plain-language version of this sentence has been written.

The use the label states, quoted from it. It is written for a clinician, not for a reader without medical training.

No statement of the main limit is recorded.

The four opening statements run to 133 words.

Words this page uses

Four words worth knowing first

Chosen from what this page shows, with each one explained before the word it depends on.

Biomarker

A biomarker is a number from a test that stands in for something about health.

A picture of it, and where the picture fails

A biomarker is like a fuel gauge.

Where that stops being true. A gauge is wired to the tank. Many biomarkers are only loosely tied to health.

What people get wrong. A better number is read as a better life. Several medicines improved a number and helped nobody.

A measurable indicator used as a substitute for a clinical outcome of interest.

Placebo

A placebo is a dummy treatment given so the real one can be compared with it.

A picture of it, and where the picture fails

A placebo is like a blank control in an experiment.

Where that stops being true. A blank does nothing. People given a placebo often do get better.

What people get wrong. A placebo effect is read as imaginary. The improvement is measured and real.

An inactive intervention matched in appearance to the test intervention, used to control for non-specific effects.

Comparator

A comparator is whatever the treatment was measured against.

A picture of it, and where the picture fails

It is like the other runner in a race.

Where that stops being true. A race has one winner. A study can show both arms improved.

What people get wrong. Results are read without asking what the other group got. Beating nothing is not beating a treatment.

The control condition against which the experimental intervention is assessed.

What happened in peopleRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What happened in people

Each card is one study: the exact question it asked, who was in it, and whether it showed what it set out to show.

Progression-free survival (PFS) in rapid early responder (RER) patients

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT05675410
How many people
1875
Study design
Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
Living longer, or avoiding a major event
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Injection

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Progression Free Survival

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT02661503
How many people
1500
Study design
Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
Living longer, or avoiding a major event
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Injection

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Modified Progression-free Survival (mPFS) Per Independent Review Facility (IRF)

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT01712490
How many people
1334
Study design
Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
Living longer, or avoiding a major event
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Injection

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Progression free survival (PFS)

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT04685616
How many people
1042
Study design
Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
Living longer, or avoiding a major event
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Injection

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Progression Free Survival (PFS)

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT03907488
How many people
994
Study design
Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
Living longer, or avoiding a major event
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Injection

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Event Free Survival (EFS), Where Events Include Disease Progression or Relapse, Second Malignancy, or Death

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT02166463
How many people
600
Study design
Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
Living longer, or avoiding a major event
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Injection

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA Drugs@FDA · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
What we know
RNAWiki holds 6 written-up human studies for this substance, each with the question it asked.
How we know it
Each card names the study, the number of people and what the study set out to measure.
What this does not prove
These summaries were written by a person and have not been signed off as reviewed claims.
Why it matters
A study that failed is as informative as one that worked, and both are here.
What we still do not know
No reviewed claim exists, so no exact population, effect size or interval is published yet.

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Were people like you studied?

RNAWiki cannot tell whether a study fits you. It can show who was in it, and where the result stops carrying.

Who was studied

People similar to this profile were included.

  • ADCETRIS is a CD30-directed antibody and microtubule inhibitor conjugate indicated for treatment of: • Adult patients with previously untreated Stage III or IV classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL), in combination with doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine ( 1.1 ).

Who is missing from the studies

  • Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

What the label states about particular groups

  • On pediatric, the label states: “The safety and effectiveness of ADCETRIS have not been established for all other indications [see Indications and Usage (1) ] .”

    US prescribing information · 3904f8dd-1aef-3490-e48f-bd55f32ed67f · read 2026-08-30

  • On older people, the label states: “In the clinical trial of ADCETRIS in combination with AVD for patients with previously untreated Stage III or IV cHL (Study 5: ECHELON-1), 9% of ADCETRIS + AVD-treated patients were age 65 and older.”

    US prescribing information · 3904f8dd-1aef-3490-e48f-bd55f32ed67f · read 2026-08-30

  • On people who are pregnant, the label states: “Risk Summary ADCETRIS can cause fetal harm based on the findings from animal studies and the drug’s mechanism of action [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.1) ] .”

    US prescribing information · 3904f8dd-1aef-3490-e48f-bd55f32ed67f · read 2026-08-30

  • On people who are breastfeeding, the label states: “Risk Summary There is no information regarding the presence of brentuximab vedotin in human milk, the effects on the breastfed child, or the effects on milk production.”

    US prescribing information · 3904f8dd-1aef-3490-e48f-bd55f32ed67f · read 2026-08-30

  • On people with reduced liver function, the label states: “Avoid the use of ADCETRIS in patients with moderate (Child-Pugh B) or severe (Child-Pugh C) hepatic impairment [see Warnings and Precautions (5.7) and Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) ] .”

    US prescribing information · 3904f8dd-1aef-3490-e48f-bd55f32ed67f · read 2026-08-30

  • On people with reduced kidney function, the label states: “Avoid the use of ADCETRIS in patients with severe renal impairment (CrCL <30 mL/min) [see Warnings and Precautions (5.6) and Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) ].”

    US prescribing information · 3904f8dd-1aef-3490-e48f-bd55f32ed67f · read 2026-08-30

Where the result stopped carrying

  • This is a scope explorer, not a diagnosis engine.
  • It shows who was studied so you can see whether people similar to you were included.

RNAWiki cannot tell whether a study fits you. It can show who was in it.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Why it might seem to do nothing

A real effect and a noticed effect are different things. These are the recorded reasons the two come apart.

It was studied in different people

The people in the studies were not much like the reader.

On this record: Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

The evidence may simply be wrong

Small early studies often do not hold up.

On this record: RNAWiki has not yet published a reviewed conclusion for this use.

Other reasons RNAWiki checked and found nothing for (11)
It was studied for a different goal
The studies measured something else entirely. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
A different form was studied
The studied form is not the form on the shelf. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
There was nothing to correct
Where a level is already normal, topping it up may change nothing. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Something else had to happen too
In the studies it was paired with training, a diet or another treatment. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
The change is too small to feel
A real change can still sit below what a person notices. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Day-to-day swing hides it
Sleep, food, stress and time of day move most numbers more than this would. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Not enough time yet
The studies ran longer than the person has waited. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
It was not taken as studied
Missed days change the result, and studies count them. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Something else changed at the same time
Two changes at once cannot be told apart afterwards. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
The product may not be what it says
Contents of a sold product are not always what the label states. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
No recorded reason
RNAWiki has nothing stored that would explain it. Nothing in this record points to this reason.

None of these is a reason to take more. Taking more is not a step this page ever suggests.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What taking it involves

The recorded facts about getting hold of it and using it. Nothing here is a suggestion about what you should do.

How it is supplied

Prescription only

Quoted from a source

Where this came from

Copied from a source RNAWiki stored, with the source named.

Read from the recorded approval status.

No source is stored against this line.

Form and route

Injection

Source-linked record

Where this came from

A person wrote this into the record with the study named beside it. No reviewer has signed it off.

The form and route recorded on this substance.

No source is stored against this line.

Who oversees it

Professional supervision is normally required. A regulator classifies this substance in a way that restricts how it is supplied.

Quoted from a source

Where this came from

Copied from a source RNAWiki stored, with the source named.

Suppression classes recorded: S1, S3, S4, S6.

No source is stored against this line.

What is in the pack

Sold as injectable, injection, powder, lyophilized, for solution, given by the injection, intravenous route.

Source-linked record

Where this came from

A person wrote this into the record with the study named beside it. No reviewer has signed it off.

Recorded notes on how this is sold and what that means for what is in the pack.

No source is stored against this line.

Where it is registered

Regulatory records are listed in the technical disclosure at the foot of this page.

Counted from records

Where this came from

A count of rows RNAWiki holds. It describes our records, not your body.

Register entries are stored per jurisdiction and shown with their dates.

No source is stored against this line.

Why people stop

Not recorded.

Nothing recorded

Where this came from

RNAWiki holds nothing here and says so rather than guessing.

No record of why people stopped taking it is stored for this substance.

No source is stored against this line.

What it would be like to takeNothing found in the sources checked

What can go wrong

Sorted by where each line came from. A regulator's label and a report somebody sent in are not the same kind of fact.

Nothing found in the sources checked

No harm is recorded against this substance in the sources RNAWiki checked. Finding nothing is not the same as showing there is nothing.

The sources listed were searched and held nothing. That is not the same as nothing existing.

Over a long time. No completed tested study window is recorded, so long-term effects are not established by the registry record.

Groups the studies covered thinly. Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Does the exact form matter?

Evidence belongs to the exact thing that was tested. A different salt, a different mixture or a different preparation is a different question.

The form that was studied

Injection

Source-linked record

Where this came from

A person wrote this into the record with the study named beside it. No reviewer has signed it off.

The form used in the studies cited on this page.

No source is stored against this line.

What is sold

Not recorded.

Nothing recorded

Where this came from

RNAWiki holds nothing here and says so rather than guessing.

Nothing further is recorded about which forms are sold.

No source is stored against this line.

What is recorded as being sold

  • 4 products list this as an active ingredient in the United States drug directory. 4 of them contain it and nothing else.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 83703-564 · read 2026-08-29

  • They are sold as injection, injection, powder, lyophilized, for solution, liquid and powder, for solution, taken intravenous.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 83703-564 · read 2026-08-29

  • The regulator's established pharmacologic class for it is cd30-directed antibody interactions [moa], cd30-directed immunoconjugate [epc] and immunoconjugates [cs].

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 83703-564 · read 2026-08-29

  • 1 published label names it as an active ingredient. 1 of them describe this substance alone, which is where its own label text on this page comes from.

    US prescribing information · 3904f8dd-1aef-3490-e48f-bd55f32ed67f · read 2026-08-29

  • Those labels are classed as human prescription drug.

    US prescribing information · 3904f8dd-1aef-3490-e48f-bd55f32ed67f · read 2026-08-29

  • ADCETRIS is intravenous at 3 DOSAGE FORMS AND STRENGTHS For injection: 50 mg of brentuximab vedotin as a sterile, white to off-white lyophilized, preservative-free cake or powder in a single-dose vial for reconstitution., recorded as fda label in effect 2025-11-11 in the United States.

    US prescribing information · 3904f8dd-1aef-3490-e48f-bd55f32ed67f · read 2026-08-30

Evidence carries across two names for one substance. It does not carry across a salt, a mirror form or a mixture.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What you could measure

This one is decided with a clinician, so this section holds questions to ask rather than a plan to run.

Self-experiment planning is not offered for a prescription or clinician-supervised medicine. The questions below are for a clinician or pharmacist.

Questions worth asking

  • Which of the trials of Brentuximab vedotin studied people like me?
  • What was measured, and for how long?
  • Was the result a laboratory value or a health outcome?
  • What would we watch for, and when would we stop?

Tracking can show whether something changed for you. It cannot show what caused it.

RNAWiki records evidence. It does not say whether this substance is right for you.

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What nobody knows yet

Open questions, each with why it is open and what would close it.

Missing populations

Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Missing long-term data

No completed tested study window is recorded.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

No reviewed conclusion

RNAWiki has not yet published a reviewed conclusion for this use.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Missing interaction studies

No interaction was found in the registers checked. Not finding one is not the same as showing there is none.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Formulation uncertainty

Several salts, forms or products of Brentuximab vedotin are recorded. Results from one form may not transfer to another.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Mechanism not reviewed

No reviewed mechanism story exists for this substance.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

What happened in peopleRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Check any of this yourself

Every line above traced back to the study it came from. This is the technical layer, and the vocabulary changes here.

Where else this substance is registered

FDA substance identifier (UNII)
7XL5ISS668
RxNorm concept
1147323

Checks this page had to pass

  • Passed

    Identity resolved

    no open identity hold

  • Passed

    No unresolved merge across substance families

    no quarantine open

  • Passed

    Every public sentence names a source

    The opening statement carries the origin: Quoted from a stored source.

  • Not passed

    Trial roles classified for highlighted evidence

    No registered study is classified as testing this substance.

  • Passed

    No internal keys in reader text

    enforced by the copy-contract test over the rendered page

  • Passed

    Safety mode resolved

    Suppression classes recorded: S1, S3, S4, S6.

  • Passed

    Canonical metadata present

    slug and display name present

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

How this medicine reached us

Kept near the foot of the page. A historical event moves up only when it changes something about this substance today.

What the approval register records

  • 2 approved applications cover products containing this substance. The earliest was BLA125388, approved 20110819 to SEATTLE GENETICS.

    Drugs@FDA application register · BLA125388 · read 2026-08-29

  • Marketing status on the register: prescription.

    Drugs@FDA application register · BLA125388 · read 2026-08-29

  • The earliest marketing start date recorded for a listed product is 20110825.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 83703-564 · read 2026-08-29

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What to learn next

Ordered by what would most change how you read this page, starting with what is easiest to misunderstand.

This order is fixed in code and does not count clicks or time on the page.

What is not here

9 questions this page could not answer

These sections were prepared and left out because there was nothing to put in them. They are listed rather than hidden, so the gaps in this record are visible.

  • What was measured, goal by goal — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • How close this is to real life — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • The path through the body — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • Felt, measured, or meaningful — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • How long anything takes — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • What it may clash with — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • Other ways to the same goal — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • Claims that go past the evidence — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • What changed on this page — found nothing in the sources checked.

The record as stored

The full record, for auditing

Everything above is built from what is below. This layer keeps the technical vocabulary, record identifiers and every stored row, so a reader who wants to check the page can.

Recorded evidence blocks (10)

On the Brentuximab vedotin label: indicated for what?


"ADCETRIS is a CD30-directed antibody and microtubule inhibitor conjugate indicated for treatment of: • Adult patients with previously untreated Stage III or IV classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL), in combination with doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine ( 1.1 ). • Pediatric patients 2 years and older with previously…": indications and usage on Brentuximab vedotin's label. DailyMed label · 3904f8dd-1aef-3490-e48f-bd55f32ed67f · 2025-11-11

173 registered trials of Brentuximab vedotin — at which phases?


Registered studies posting no result
105 of 173

173 registered studies of Brentuximab vedotin: 115 phase2, 51 phase1, 17 phase3, 6 na or unstated, 5 phase4, 4 na, 1 early phase1. CLINICALTRIALS_SNAPSHOT · 2026-09-01

183 with a PubMed record

Show the evidence
  • phase2
    115
  • phase1
    51
  • phase3
    17
  • na or unstated
    6
  • phase4
    5
  • na
    4
11 more recorded rows
  • early phase1
    1
  • completed
    81
  • active not recruiting
    20
  • recruiting
    19
  • terminated
    19
  • withdrawn
    14
  • unknown
    12
  • not yet recruiting
    4
  • suspended
    2
  • enrolling by invitation
    1
  • no longer available
    1

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

32 of Brentuximab vedotin's trials stopped: safety, accrual/recruitment, funding/business, sponsor decision unspecified, other?


safety (2), accrual/recruitment (15), funding/business (10), sponsor decision unspecified (1) and other (4): Brentuximab vedotin's stop wording, clustered. CLINICALTRIALS_SNAPSHOT · 2026-09-01

"Sponsor decision not to enroll cohorts of combined SGN-35 and gemcitabine therapy."; 32 of 173 registered studies

Show the evidence

Trial

  • NCT00649584
    terminated; "Sponsor decision not to enroll cohorts of combined SGN-35 and gemcitabine therapy."
  • NCT01671813
    withdrawn; "Terminated by pharmaceutical sponsor - no accrual"
  • NCT01805037
    terminated; "Lack of funding"
  • NCT01841021
    terminated; "Slow accrual, loss of sponsor support"
  • NCT01900496
    terminated; "Low accrual"
  • NCT01925612
    terminated; "Sponsor decision based on portfolio prioritization and changing treatment landscape in frontline DLBCL"
14 further recorded trials
  • NCT01940796
    terminated; "Toxicity"
  • NCT02096042
    terminated; "Slow accrual."
  • NCT02169505
    terminated; "Slow Accrual"
  • NCT02254239
    terminated; "funding withdrawal"
  • NCT02462538
    terminated; "Due to slow recruitment, recruitment of new patients was stopped, FU was completed for enrolled patients"
  • NCT02499627
    terminated; "expected accrual not reached"
  • NCT02533570
    terminated; "Sponsor decision based on portfolio prioritization"
  • NCT02594163
    terminated; "Sponsor decision based on portfolio prioritization"
  • NCT02623920
    withdrawn; "Pharmaceutical company supplying the drug withdraw financial support. PI has decided to close study prior to enrollment of any patients."
  • NCT02689219
    terminated; "lack of funding/ benefit"
  • NCT02729961
    withdrawn; "Administrative closure"
  • NCT02780011
    withdrawn; "lack of funding"
  • NCT02988843
    terminated; "Funding Unavailable"
  • NCT03138499
    terminated; "Insufficient enrollment."

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Human studies of Brentuximab vedotin used ADCETRIS IV Infusion 50 mg — over how long?


studies of Brentuximab vedotin used the recorded amount. ClinicalTrials.gov · 2026-09-01

4 recorded entries; human; IV; also "ADCETRIS IV Infusion 50 mg", "Brentuximab Vedotin 1.8 mg/Kg", "ADCETRIS Intravenous Infusion 50 mg"

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human

  • NCT02139592
    IV; ADCETRIS IV Infusion 50 mg
  • NCT03302728
    Brentuximab Vedotin 1.8 mg/Kg
  • NCT03729609
    ADCETRIS Intravenous Infusion 50 mg
  • NCT05006664
    Adcetris 50 MG Injection

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Which running trial of Brentuximab vedotin could settle lifespan?


NCT03712202 measures 18-month Progression-free survival (PFS) for each arm of therapy, reading out 2024-12-23.

14 open trials; n 155; "Brentuximab Vedotin and Nivolumab in Treating Patients With Early Stage Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma"

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Trial

  • NCT03712202
    "Brentuximab Vedotin and Nivolumab in Treating Patients With Early Stage Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma"; n 155; "18-month Progression-free survival (PFS) for each arm of therapy"; 2024-12-23
  • NCT03233347
    "Doxorubicin, Vinblastine, Dacarbazine, Brentuximab Vedotin, and Nivolumab in Treating Patients With Stage I-II Hodgkin Lymphoma"; n 82; "Progression free survival"; 2026-07-08
  • NCT04561206
    "Brentuximab Vedotin and Nivolumab for the Treatment of Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma"; n 31; "Progression-free survival (PFS) at 24 months in patients who achieve complete metabolic response (CMR) after 4 cycles of treatment"; 2026-10-02
  • NCT02166463
    "Brentuximab Vedotin and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Children and Young Adults With Stage IIB, Stage IIIB, IVA, or IVB Hodgkin Lymphoma"; n 600; "Event Free Survival (EFS), Where Events Include Disease Progression or Relapse, Second Malignancy, or Death"; 2026-10-03
  • NCT03517137
    "Very Early PET-response Adapted Targeted Therapy for Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma: a Single -Arm Phase II Study"; n 150; "Modified Progression-free Survival (mPFS) Rate at 2 Years"; 2026-11-16
  • NCT04404283
    "Brentuximab Vedotin Plus Lenalidomide and Rituximab for the Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL"; n 239; "Overall survival (OS)"; 2026-12-31
8 further recorded trials
  • NCT03057795
    "Nivolumab & Brentuximab Vedotin Consolidation After Autologous SCT in Patients With High-Risk Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma"; n 62; "Progression-free Survival at 18 Months"; 2027-02-25
  • NCT03907488
    "Immunotherapy (Nivolumab or Brentuximab Vedotin) Plus Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Stage III-IV Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma"; n 994; "Progression Free Survival (PFS)"; 2027-03-28
  • NCT06377566
    "A Study of BV-AVD in People With Bulky Hodgkin Lymphoma"; n 71; "progression-free survival"; 2027-04
  • NCT07572123
    "Evaluating the Addition of Maintenance Immunotherapy Compared to the Usual Treatment of Chemotherapy and Autologous Stem Cell Transplant Alone for High-risk Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma"; n 374; "Progression-free survival (PFS) (Standard risk cohort)"; 2029-03-31
  • NCT07002216
    "BrECADD Therapy in Stage 2 B-IV Hodgkin Lymphoma"; n 48; "Progression-free survival (PFS)"; 2030-07-15
  • NCT05675410
    "A Study to Compare Standard Therapy to Treat Hodgkin Lymphoma to the Use of Two Drugs, Brentuximab Vedotin and Nivolumab"; n 1875; "Progression-free survival (PFS) in rapid early responder (RER) patients"; 2031-04-28
  • NCT04685616
    "Brentuximab Vedotin in Early Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma"; n 1042; "Progression free survival (PFS)"; 2032-09
  • NCT07178457
    "Brentuximab Vedotin in CutAneous T-cell Lymphomas (CTCL): Post-allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Maintenance"; n 84; "Progression Free Survival"; 2032-11-01

Which 30 trials of Brentuximab vedotin posted no result?


Posted no result
30 of 30 completed trials
Registrations
NCT00430846, NCT01026233, NCT01026415, NCT01060904, NCT01700751 and NCT01596218, and 24 more
Completion dates
oldest 2009-07; newest 2024-01-31
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Trial

  • NCT00430846
    2009-07
  • NCT01026233
    2011-08
  • NCT01026415
    2012-05
  • NCT01060904
    2012-09
  • NCT01700751
    2016-11-21
  • NCT01596218
    2016-12
14 further recorded trials
  • NCT01309789
    2017-02-28
  • NCT01851200
    2017-09
  • NCT02244021
    2017-10
  • NCT02567851
    2017-10-02
  • NCT01569204
    2017-12
  • NCT02280785
    2018-09
  • NCT02243436
    2019-01-14
  • NCT02822586
    2019-04-29
  • NCT01830777
    2019-05
  • NCT02227433
    2020-04
  • NCT02298283
    2020-07-09
  • NCT02686346
    2021-07-12
  • NCT03302728
    2021-08-02
  • NCT02086604
    2022-01-12

At the median, Brentuximab vedotin's trials enrolled 39.5 people — anything larger?


Median enrolment
39.5
Largest enrolment
1875
Registered trials counted
172

What do 1475 spontaneous reports say about Brentuximab vedotin — and not say?


These are reports people sent to a regulator. They do not show the medicine caused the reaction. Nobody counted how many people took the medicine and reported nothing. The same event can be reported more than once, and many reports are incomplete. News coverage, lawsuits and new warnings change how often people report. A count is not a rate and not a risk.

Brentuximab vedotin appears in spontaneous reports to regulators. Across the 10 most-reported reaction terms, 1475 reaction mentions were counted: febrile neutropenia 259; neuropathy peripheral 217; pyrexia 216; neutropenia 195. FAERS via Open Targets · CHEMBL1742994 · 2026-06-24

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  • febrile neutropenia
    259
  • neuropathy peripheral
    217
  • pyrexia
    216
  • neutropenia
    195
  • hodgkin's disease
    165
  • disease progression
    120
4 more recorded rows
  • thrombocytopenia
    98
  • neutrophil count decreased
    71
  • malignant neoplasm progression
    68
  • pancytopenia
    66

recorded 2026-06-24 · last checked 2026-09-04

Which 10 reactions does Brentuximab vedotin's label not list?


disease progression, febrile neutropenia and hodgkin's disease and 7 more reported for Brentuximab vedotin, absent from its label. FAERS via Open Targets · CHEMBL1742994 · 2026-06-24

2 label terms; 10 reported and unlisted; 3904f8dd-1aef-3490-e48f-bd55f32ed67f

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  • disease progression
    count not stated
  • febrile neutropenia
    count not stated
  • hodgkin's disease
    count not stated
  • malignant neoplasm progression
    count not stated
  • neuropathy peripheral
    count not stated
  • neutropenia
    count not stated
4 more recorded rows
  • neutrophil count decreased
    count not stated
  • pancytopenia
    count not stated
  • pyrexia
    count not stated
  • thrombocytopenia
    count not stated

recorded 2026-06-24 · last checked 2026-09-04

Brentuximab vedotin and CYP3A4: shared by which compounds?


CYP3A4 appear in Brentuximab vedotin's recorded interaction sentences, 8 in all. DailyMed label · 3904f8dd-1aef-3490-e48f-bd55f32ed67f · 2025-11-11

CYP3A4, CYP3A4, CYP3A4, CYP3A4; 4 shared nodes; drug_interactions, pharmacokinetics

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Interaction statement

  • drug_interactions
    Concomitant use of strong CYP3A4 inhibitors or inducers has the potential to affect the exposure to monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE) ( 7.1 ).
  • drug_interactions
    7.1 Effect of Other Drugs on ADCETRIS CYP3A4 Inhibitors: Co-administration of ADCETRIS with ketoconazole, a potent CYP3A4 inhibitor, increased exposure to MMAE [see Clinical Pharmacology (12.3) ], which may increase the risk of adverse reaction.
  • drug_interactions
    Closely monitor adverse reactions when ADCETRIS is given concomitantly with strong CYP3A4 inhibitors.
  • pharmacokinetics
    In vitro data indicate that the MMAE metabolism that occurs is primarily via oxidation by CYP3A4/5.
  • pharmacokinetics
    Drug Interaction Studies Effects of Other Drugs on ADCETRIS Co-administration of ADCETRIS with ketoconazole, a potent CYP3A4 inhibitor, increased exposure to MMAE by approximately 34%.
  • pharmacokinetics
    Co-administration of ADCETRIS with rifampin, a potent CYP3A4 inducer, reduced exposure to MMAE by approximately 46%.
2 more recorded rows
  • Interaction statement pharmacokinetics
    Effects of ADCETRIS on Other Drugs Co-administration of ADCETRIS did not affect exposure to midazolam, a CYP3A4 substrate.
  • Interaction statement pharmacokinetics
    In vitro studies using human liver microsomes indicate that MMAE inhibits CYP3A4/5 but not other CYP450 isoforms.

CYP3A4

  • FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE, ERYTHROMYCIN LACTOBIONATE, FOSAPREPITANT DIMEGLUMINE, TAFAMIDIS MEGLUMINE, Arimoclomol, Beclometasone, Rasagiline, Sofpironium
  • FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE, ERYTHROMYCIN LACTOBIONATE, FOSAPREPITANT DIMEGLUMINE, TAFAMIDIS MEGLUMINE, Arimoclomol, Beclometasone, Rasagiline, Sofpironium
  • FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE, ERYTHROMYCIN LACTOBIONATE, FOSAPREPITANT DIMEGLUMINE, TAFAMIDIS MEGLUMINE, Arimoclomol, Beclometasone, Rasagiline, Sofpironium
  • FINGOLIMOD LAURYL SULFATE, ERYTHROMYCIN LACTOBIONATE, FOSAPREPITANT DIMEGLUMINE, TAFAMIDIS MEGLUMINE, Arimoclomol, Beclometasone, Rasagiline, Sofpironium

recorded 2025-11-11 · last checked 2026-09-04

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Identifiers, relations and other names

The exact record

ChEMBL id
CHEMBL1742994
CAS number
914088-09-8
RxCUI
1147320
Trade name
Adcetris
Also called
Brentuximab vedotina, Brentuximab vedotin brentuximab, Brentuximab vedotine, Cac10-1006(4), Monoclonal antibody sgn-30, Sgn 30, brentuximab, bv, sgn35, BRENTUXIMAB VEDOTIN [JAN], BRENTUXIMAB VEDOTIN [MART.], BRENTUXIMAB VEDOTIN [MI]
Development code
CAC-10, CAC10, CAC10-VCMMAE, SGN-35
Sources (6)

Sources

ChEMBL 37 — CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported · ChEMBL ATC CC BY-SA · ClinicalTrials.gov — US Government work · Open Targets 26.06 — CC0 · mixed register set; per-register licences in docs/specs/corpus-20k-sources.md · openFDA / DailyMed — US Government work

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