Brentuximab vedotin (SGN-35) in a 3-year-old child with relapsed systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2014 Mar;36(2):e85-7. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31828aff2c.

Abstract

The treatment of anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL) has largely relied on anthracycline-based chemotherapy. Targeted lymphoma therapy, using an anti-CD30 antibody, provides an innovative treatment modality for specific lymphomas, particularly ALCL. Brentuximab vedotin (BV; SGN-35) uses a CD30 monoclonal antibody to generate apoptosis of targeted lymphoma cells. We present a pediatric patient with ALCL who experienced second relapse after standard chemotherapy and autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. This patient has been treated with BV as a single agent and has sustained remission for several months. BV offers a targeted treatment for relapsed ALCL, even after multiple relapses.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Brentuximab Vedotin
  • Child, Preschool
  • Humans
  • Immunoconjugates / therapeutic use*
  • Immunotoxins / therapeutic use*
  • Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic / drug therapy*
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / drug therapy
  • Salvage Therapy / methods

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Immunoconjugates
  • Immunotoxins
  • Brentuximab Vedotin