Adcetris
(Brentuximab vedotin) Takeda

Composition:
• Available in 50 mg powder for concentrate for solution for infusion

Indications:
• Newly indicated for the treatment of adult patients with previously untreated CD30+ Stage IV Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) in combination with doxorubicin, vinblastine and dacarbazine (AVD)

• Also indicated for adult patients with :

   • CD30+ HL at increased risk of relapse or progression following autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT)

   • relapsed or refractory CD30+ HL following ASCT or at least 2 prior therapies when ASCT or multi-agent chemotherapy is not a treatment option

   • CD30+ cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) after at least 1 prior systemic therapy

• Used in combination with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin and prednisone (CHP) for adults patients with previously untreated systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma (sALCL) or relapsed or refractory sALCL

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