Adcetris FDA Approval History
Last updated by Judith Stewart, BPharm on Nov 15, 2022.
FDA Approved: Yes (First approved August 19, 2011)
Brand name: Adcetris
Generic name: brentuximab vedotin
Dosage form: Injection
Company: Seattle Genetics, Inc.
Treatment for: Lymphoma, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Mycosis Fungoides
Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) is a CD30-directed antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) used for the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma, anaplastic large cell lymphoma, and mycosis fungoides.
- Adcetris is indicated for the treatment of:
- Adult patients with previously untreated Stage III or IV classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL), in combination with doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine.
- Pediatric patients 2 years and older with previously untreated high risk classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL), in combination with doxorubicin, vincristine, etoposide, prednisone, and cyclophosphamide.
- Adult patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) at high risk of relapse or progression as post-autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (auto-HSCT) consolidation.
- Adult patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) after failure of auto-HSCT or after failure of at least two prior multi-agent chemotherapy regimens in patients who are not auto-HSCT candidates.
- Adult patients with previously untreated systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma (sALCL) or other CD30-expressing peripheral Tcell lymphomas (PTCL), including angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma and PTCL not otherwise specified, in combination with cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, and prednisone.
- Adult patients with systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma (sALCL) after failure of at least one prior multi-agent chemotherapy regimen.
- Adult patients with primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma (pcALCL) or CD30-expressing mycosis fungoides (MF) who have received prior systemic therapy.
- Adcetris is administered as an intravenous infusion over 30 minutes.
- Warnings and precautions associated with Adcetris include peripheral neuropathy, anaphylaxis and infusion reactions, hematologic toxicities, serious infections and opportunistic infections, tumor lysis syndrome, hepatotoxicity, pulmonary toxicity, serious dermatologic reactions, gastrointestinal complications, hyperglycemia, and embryo-fetal toxicity.
- Common adverse reactions include peripheral neuropathy, fatigue, nausea, diarrhea, neutropenia, upper respiratory tract infection, pyrexia, constipation, vomiting, alopecia, decreased weight, abdominal pain, anemia, stomatitis, lymphopenia, mucositis, thrombocytopenia, and febrile neutropenia.
Development timeline for Adcetris
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