New lymphoma treatment aims to boost cure rates and cut radiation risks
NCT ID NCT01868451
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a combination of brentuximab vedotin and AVD chemotherapy in 118 adults with newly diagnosed, early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma that is considered unfavorable. The goal was to see if this treatment could cure more patients while reducing long-term side effects, especially from radiation. Some patients did not receive radiation, which avoids those risks but may increase the chance of the lymphoma returning.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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118 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2013
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Histologic diagnosis of classical, CD30 positive Hodgkin lymphoma confirmed at enrolling institution * FDG-avid disease by FDG-PET/CT and measurable disease of at least 1.5 cm by CT * Ann Arbor Stage I or II disease * Disease bulk defined as any lymph node mass with transverse maximal diameter \> 7.0 cm OR coronal maximal diameter \> 7.0 cm on CT imaging * Females of childbearing age must be on an acceptable form of birth control per institutional standards * Ages 18 and over Exclusion Criteria: * Cardiac ejection fraction ≤ 50% * Hemoglobin-adjusted diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide \< 40% * ANC≤1000/μl and Platelets≤75,000/μl * Total bilirubin ≥ 2.0 mg/dl in the absence of a history of Gilbert's disease * Serum creatinine clearance of \<30 mL/min as estimated by the Cockcroft-Gault Method * Known pregnancy or breast-feeding * Known history of testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or known acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) * Medical illness unrelated to Hodgkin Lymphoma, which, in the opinion of the attending physician and/or MSKCC principal investigator, makes participation in this study inappropriate. * Peripheral neuropathy \> grade 1 * Patients receiving chronic treatment with systemic steroids. However, patients can receive up to 10 days of steroid therapy prior to starting treatment with BV+AVD.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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City of Hope
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge
Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen
Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack
Commack, New York, 11725, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth
Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau
Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester
Harrison, New York, 10604, United States
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Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, California, 94305-5408, United States
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University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, New York, United States
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