Brentuximab Vedotin with Chemotherapy in Pediatric High-Risk Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

In adults with advanced-stage Hodgkin's lymphoma, the CD30-directed antibody–drug conjugate brentuximab vedotin combined with multiagent chemotherapy has been shown to have greater efficacy, but also more toxic effects, than chemotherapy alone. The efficacy of this targeted therapy approach in children and adolescents with Hodgkin's lymphoma is unclear.