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Durable Response To Brentuximab Vedotin Plus Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, And Prednisone (Bv-Chp) In A Patient With Cd30-Positive Ptcl Arising As A Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder (Ptld), Jennifer Hong, William T Johnson, Saritha Kartan, Anitha S Gonsalves, Jonathan M. Fenkel, Jerald Z. Gong, Pierluigi Porcu

Department of Medical Oncology Faculty Papers

T-cell PTLDs are lymphoid proliferations that develop in recipients of SOT or allogeneic HSCT. They carry an extremely poor prognosis with a reported median survival of only 6 months. The infrequency with which they are encountered makes treatment a challenge due to the lack of prospective trials to guide management. The significantly higher risk of morbidity and mortality in T-cell PTLD, compared to B-cell PTLD, underscores the challenge of treating these patients and the need for new therapeutic options. Brentuximab vedotin, an ADC targeting CD30, is FDA-approved in combination with CHP as front-line treatment for patients with CD30 expressing PTCL. …