This page contains brief information about brentuximab vedotin and a collection of links to more information about the use of this drug, research results, and ongoing clinical trials.
FDA label information for this drug is available at DailyMed.
Use in Cancer
Brentuximab vedotin is approved for use in adults to treat:
- Anaplastic large cell lymphoma that is systemic (affects the whole body). It is used in patients whose disease has not gotten better after treatment with combination chemotherapy.
- Cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma that is primary. It is used in patients who have received other systemic therapy.
- Hodgkin lymphoma.
- It is used after an autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT) in patients who have a high risk that the cancer will recur (come back) or get worse.
- It is used in patients whose disease has not gotten better after an ASCT. It is also used in patients whose disease has not gotten better after at least two treatments with combination chemotherapy and who cannot receive an ASCT.
- It is used with chemotherapy in patients with stage III or stage IV Hodgkin lymphoma whose disease has not been treated.
- Mycosis fungoides (a type of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma) in patients whose disease has the CD30 protein and who have received other systemic therapy.
Brentuximab vedotin is also being studied in the treatment of other conditions and types of cancer.
More About Brentuximab Vedotin
Definition from the TCH Drug Dictionary – Detailed scientific definition and other names for this drug.
MedlinePlus Information on Brentuximab Vedotin – A lay language summary of important information about this drug that may include the following:
- warnings about this drug,
- what this drug is used for and how it is used,
- what you should tell your doctor before using this drug,
- what you should know about this drug before using it,
- other drugs that may interact with this drug, and
- possible side effects.
Drugs are often studied to find out if they can help treat or prevent conditions other than the ones they are approved for. This patient information sheet applies only to approved uses of the drug. However, much of the information may also apply to unapproved uses that are being studied.
