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A Phase 3 Study of Brentuximab Vedotin (SGN-35) in Patients at High Risk of Residual Hodgkin Lymphoma Following Stem Cell Transplant (The AETHERA Trial)

A Phase 3 interventional study of brentuximab vedotin and placebo in Disease, Hodgkin, sponsored by Seagen Inc.. Completed at 87 sites in 13 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-05-14.

Sponsored by Seagen Inc. · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
329
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter phase 3 trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of brentuximab vedotin (SGN-35) and best supportive care (BSC) compared to placebo and BSC in treatment of residual Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) following autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT).

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Conditions studied

  • Disease, Hodgkin

Keywords

  • Antigens, CD30
  • Antibody-Drug Conjugate
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Disease, Hodgkin
  • Drug Therapy
  • Hematologic Diseases
  • Immunotherapy
  • Lymphoma
  • Monomethylauristatin E
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In context

Lymphoma

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Lead sponsor

Seagen Inc. is the lead sponsor of 84 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Of its 25 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 13 (52%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with HL who have received ASCT in the previous 30-45 days
  • Patients at high risk of residual HL post ASCT
  • Histologically-confirmed HL
  • ECOG of 0 or 1
  • Adequate organ function

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous treatment with brentuximab vedotin
  • Previously received an allogeneic transplant
  • Patients who were determined to have a best clinical response of progressive disease with salvage treatment immediately prior to ASCT
  • History of another primary malignancy that has not been in remission for at least 3 years
  • Post ASCT or current therapy with other systemic anti-neoplastic or investigational agents
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
329 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Brentuximab vedotin

    brentuximab vedotin 1.8 mg/kg every 3 weeks by IV infusion

    Drug: brentuximab vedotin

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    placebo every 3 weeks by IV infusion

    Drug: placebo

Interventions

  • Drugbrentuximab vedotin

    Every 21 days by IV infusion (1.8 mg/kg)

    Also known as: SGN-35, Adcetris

  • Drugplacebo

    Every 21 days by IV infusion

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Progression-free Survival by Independent Review

    Time from date of randomization to the first documentation of disease progression by independent review or to death due to any cause, whichever comes first

    Time frame: Up to approximately 4 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Overall Survival

    Time from date of randomization to date of death due to any cause

    Time frame: Up to approximately 10 years

  2. Incidence of Adverse Events or Laboratory Abnormalities

    Time frame: Up to 12 months

  3. Incidence of Anti-therapeutic Antibodies (ATA) to Brentuximab Vedotin

    Time frame: Up to 12 months

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Results

Posted Nov 11, 2015

Participant flow

Apr 2010-Aug 2014

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneBrentuximab VedotinPlacebo
Started165164
Completed8970
Not completed7694
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject1825
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up1328
Withdrew: Site request to end participation in study01
Withdrew: Death4540

Outcome measures

PrimaryProgression-free Survival by Independent Review

Time from date of randomization to the first documentation of disease progression by independent review or to death due to any cause, whichever comes first

Time frame:
Up to approximately 4 years
Reported as:
Median · months
Progression-free Survival by Independent Review
monthsBrentuximab VedotinPlacebo
Progression-free Survival by Independent Review42.9 (30.4 to 42.9)24.1 (11.5 to NA)
Statistical analysis
  • Brentuximab Vedotin vs Placebo · Log Rank · p = 0.001 · Hazard ratio (hr): 0.57 · 95% CI 0.40 to 0.81
SecondaryOverall Survival

Time from date of randomization to date of death due to any cause

Time frame:
Up to approximately 10 years
Reported as:
Median · months
Overall Survival
monthsBrentuximab VedotinPlacebo
Overall SurvivalNA (1.31 to 117.88)NA (0.03 to 119.23)
SecondaryIncidence of Adverse Events or Laboratory Abnormalities
Time frame:
Up to 12 months
Reported as:
Number · participants
Incidence of Adverse Events or Laboratory Abnormalities
participantsBrentuximab VedotinPlacebo
Any Treatment-Emergent Adverse Event163142
Any Treatment-Related Adverse Event14779
Any Adverse Event with Severity >= Grade 39351
Any Serious Adverse Event4120
Any Treatment-Related Serious Adverse Events197
Treatment Discontinuation Due to Adverse Event5410
Any Laboratory Abnormalities Severity >=Grade 36929
SecondaryIncidence of Anti-therapeutic Antibodies (ATA) to Brentuximab Vedotin
Time frame:
Up to 12 months
Reported as:
Number · participants
Incidence of Anti-therapeutic Antibodies (ATA) to Brentuximab Vedotin
participantsBrentuximab VedotinPlacebo
Baseline Negative138142
Baseline Negative: -'ve Postbaseline92104
Baseline Negative: Transiently +'ve Postbaseline3627
Baseline Negative: Persistently +'ve Postbaseline1011
Baseline Positive1912
Baseline Positive: -'ve Postbaseline70
Baseline Positive: Transiently +'ve Postbaseline95
Baseline Positive: Persistently +'ve Postbaseline37

Adverse events

Collected over Non-serious adverse events were followed for up to 15 months. Serious adverse event data were collected for up to approximately 10 years (116 months).. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Placebo40/160 (25%)21/160 (13.1%)127/160 (79.4%)
Brentuximab Vedotin45/167 (26.9%)43/167 (25.7%)151/167 (90.4%)
Most frequent serious events
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Most frequent serious events
EventPlaceboBrentuximab Vedotin
PneumoniaInfections and infestations4/1607/167
PyrexiaGeneral disorders2/1606/167
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders1/1605/167
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders1/1604/167
HepatotoxicityHepatobiliary disorders1/1603/167
Peripheral sensory neuropathyNervous system disorders0/1603/167
ThrombocytopeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders2/1600/167
ConstipationGastrointestinal disorders0/1602/167
Herpes zosterInfections and infestations1/1602/167
HeadacheNervous system disorders0/1602/167
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventPlaceboBrentuximab Vedotin
Peripheral sensory neuropathyNervous system disorders25/16092/167
NeutropeniaBlood and lymphatic system disorders18/16058/167
Upper respiratory tract infectionInfections and infestations37/16043/167
FatigueGeneral disorders29/16040/167
Peripheral motor neuropathyNervous system disorders3/16037/167
CoughRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders26/16035/167
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders12/16034/167
DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders15/16033/167
Weight decreasedInvestigations9/16031/167
ArthralgiaMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders15/16030/167

Baseline characteristics

Intention-to-Treat analysis set

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Brentuximab VedotinPlaceboTotal
Median33 (18 to 71)32 (18 to 76)32 (18 to 76)
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Brentuximab VedotinPlaceboTotal
Female8967156
Male7697173
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Brentuximab VedotinPlaceboTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian235
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
Black or African American10212
White153156309
More than one race000
Unknown or Not Reported033
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(Participants)Brentuximab VedotinPlaceboTotal
Russian Federation201939
Romania4610
Hungary91120
United States6768135
United Kingdom336
Spain4610
Czech Republic505
Poland262854
Italy9716
France8513
Serbia369
Bulgaria729
Germany033
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status
Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status(Participants)Brentuximab VedotinPlaceboTotal
08797184
17767144
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Hodgkin Lymphoma Status after end of Frontline Therapy
Hodgkin Lymphoma Status after end of Frontline Therapy(Participants)Brentuximab VedotinPlaceboTotal
Refractory9997196
Relapse in less than 12 months5354107
Relapse 12 months or later with extranodal disease131326
Best Response to Salvage Therapy pre-ASCT
Best Response to Salvage Therapy pre-ASCT(Participants)Brentuximab VedotinPlaceboTotal
Complete remission6162123
Partial remission5756113
Stable disease474693
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Study locations

87 sites
  • City of Hope National Medical Center
    Duarte, California 91010-3000, United States
  • University of California at San Francisco
    San Francisco, California 94134, United States
  • Stanford Cancer Center
    Stanford, California 94305, United States
  • Colorado Blood Cancer Institute
    Denver, Colorado 80218, United States
  • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
    Tampa, Florida 33612, United States
  • Northside Hospital
    Atlanta, Georgia 30342, United States
  • Northwestern University
    Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
  • University of Chicago Section of Hematology/Oncology Lymphoma Program
    Chicago, Illinois 60637-1470, United States
  • Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center / Loyola University Medical Center
    Maywood, Illinois 60153, United States
  • Indiana University School of Medicine Simon Cancer Center 535 Barnhill Drive, RT 380
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
  • Johns Hopkins Medical Center
    Baltimore, Maryland 21231, United States
  • Dana Farber Cancer Institute
    Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
  • University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
  • Karmanos Cancer Institute / Wayne State University
    Detroit, Michigan 48201, United States
  • University of Minnesota
    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
  • Washington University School of Medicine
    Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, United States
  • Hackensack University Medical Center
    Hackensack, New Jersey 07601, United States
  • New York University Cancer Institute
    New York, New York 10016, United States
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, New York 10021, United States
  • University of Rochester Medical Center
    Rochester, New York 14642, United States
  • UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center / University of North Carolina
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
  • Cleveland Clinic, The
    Cleveland, Ohio 44195, United States
  • James Cancer Hospital / Ohio State University
    Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
  • Oregon Health and Science University / Center for Hematologic Malignancies
    Portland, Oregon 97239-3098, United States
  • Temple Bone Marrow Transplant Program
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, United States
  • Western Pennsylvania Cancer Institute
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224, United States
  • Saint Francis Hospital
    Greenville, South Carolina 29601, United States
  • Cancer Center of the Carolinas
    Greenville, South Carolina 29615, United States
  • Baylor University Medical Center
    Dallas, Texas 75246, United States
  • MD Anderson Cancer Center / University of Texas
    Houston, Texas 77030-4095, United States
  • Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
    Richmond, Virginia 23298, United States
  • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
    Seattle, Washington 98109-1024, United States
  • Specializirana bolnica aktivno lechenie detsa ohcohematologichni zabolyavania Hematologichno
    Sofia, 1527, Bulgaria
  • Specializirana bolnica za aktivno lechenie na hematologichni zabolyavania
    Sofia, 1756, Bulgaria
  • Fakultni nemocnice Hradec Kralove-oddeleni klinicke hematologie
    Hradec Kralove, 500 05, Czechia
  • Fakultni nemocnice Kralovske Vinohrady-oddeleni klinicke hematologie
    Praha, 10034, Czechia
  • Vseobecni fakultni nemocnice v Prahe-I. interni klinika
    Praha, 128 08, Czechia
  • CHU Nantes - Hopital Hotel Dieu Service Hematologie
    Nantes, 44000, France
  • Service des Maladies du Sang / Hospital Saint Louis
    Paris, 75475 Cedex 10, France
  • CHU Bordeaux Hopital Haut-Levaque
    Pessac, 33600, France
  • Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud
    Pierre Benite, 69310, France
  • Centre Henri Becquerel / Centre Regional de Lutte Contre le Cancer
    Rouen, 76038, France
  • University Hospital of Cologne
    Koeln, 50924, Germany
  • Szent Istvan es Szent Laszlo Korhaz Rendelointezet Haematologiai es Ossejt-transzplantacios osztaly
    Budapest, 1097, Hungary
  • Debreceni Egyetem Orvos és Egeszsegtudomanyi Centrum, III. sz. Belgyogyaszati Klinika
    Debrecen, 4004, Hungary
  • Medical Center of the University of Pecs, 1st Clinic for Internal Medicine
    Pecs, Hungary
  • Szegedi Tudomanyegyetem Szent-Gyorgyi Albert Klinikat Kozpont
    Szeged, 6720, Hungary
  • Instituto di Ematologia ed Oncologia Medica
    Bologna, 40138, Italy
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Martino
    Genova, 16132, Italy
  • Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
    Milano, 20133, Italy
  • Klinika Hematologii i Transplantologii, Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne
    Gdansk, 80-952, Poland
  • Oddzial Transplantacji Szpiku Centrum Onkologii- Instytut M. Sklodowskiej-Curie, Oddzial Gliwicach
    Gliwice, 44-101, Poland
  • Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny im. Andrzeja Mieleckiego Slaskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego
    Katowice, 40-032, Poland
  • Szpital Uniwersytecki w Krakowie
    Krakow, 31-501, Poland
  • Klinika Hematologii, Wojewodzki Szpital Specjalistyczny im. M. Kopernika w Lodzi
    Lodz, 93-510, Poland
  • Oddzial Hematoonkologii, Samodzielny Publiczny Szpital Kliniczny Nr 1 w Lublinie
    Lublin, 20-950, Poland
  • MTZ Clinical Research Sp. z o.o.
    Warsaw, 02-106, Poland
  • Klinika Hematologii, Instytut Hematologii i Transfuzjologii
    Warsaw, 02-766, Poland
  • Centrum Onkologii Institut im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie
    Warsaw, 02-781, Poland
  • Spitalul Clinic Judetean de Urgenta Targu Mures, Sectia Clinica Hematologie si Transplant Medular
    Targu Mures, Judetul Mures 540136, Romania
  • Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta pentru Copii Louis Turcanu, Clinica III Pediatrie
    Timisoara, Judetul Timis 300011, Romania
  • Fundeni Clinical Institute
    Bucharest, 022328, Romania
  • Institutul Clinic Fundeni, Centrul de Hematologie si Transplant Medular Stefan Berceanu
    Bucharest, 022328, Romania
  • Burdenko Central Military Clinical Hospital
    Moscow, 105229, Russian Federation
  • Rossijskij onkologicheskij nauchnyj centr im. N.N. Blokhina RAMN
    Moscow, 115478, Russian Federation
  • Federal Medical Biophysical Center n.a. A.I. Burnazyan
    Moscow, 123098, Russian Federation
  • Gematologicheskj nauchnyj centr RAMN
    Moscow, 125167, Russian Federation
  • Uchrezhdenie Rossijskoj nauk Nauchno-issledovatel'skij institut klinicheskoj immunologii
    Novosibirsk, 630099, Russian Federation
  • Respublikanskaja bol'nica im. V.A. Baranova
    Petrozavodsk, 185019, Russian Federation
  • Leningradskaja oblastnaja klinicheskaja bol'nica
    St. Petersburg, 194291, Russian Federation
  • Sankt-Peterburgskij gosudarstvennyj medicinskij universitet im. akademika I. P. Pavlova
    St. Petersburg, 197022, Russian Federation
  • St. Petersburg Pavlov State Medical University
    St. Petersburg, 197101, Russian Federation
  • Gorodskaya bol'nica #31
    St. Petersburg, 197110, Russian Federation
  • Federal Center of Heart, Blood and Endocrinology n.a. V.A. Almazov under the Federal Agency for High
    St. Petersburg, 197341, Russian Federation
  • Sverdlovskaja oblastnaja klinicheskaja bol'nica #1
    Yekaterinburg, 620102, Russian Federation
  • Klinicki centar Srbije, Klinika za hematologiju
    Belgrad, 11000, Serbia
  • Vojnomedicinska akademija, Klinika za hematologiju
    Belgrad, 11000, Serbia
  • Klinicko bolnicki centar "Vojvodina", Klinika za hematologiju
    Novi Sad, 21000, Serbia
  • Complejo Hospitalano de Navarra Servicio Hematologia
    Pamplona, Navarra 31130, Spain
  • Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Paul
    Barcelona, 08025, Spain
  • Hospital Clinic i Provincial Servicio Hematologia
    Barcelona, 08036, Spain
  • Centro Oncologico MD Anderson
    Madrid, 28033, Spain
  • Hospital Universitaro de Salamanca
    Salamanca, 37007, Spain
  • Addenbrooke's Hospital
    Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
  • St James University Hospital
    Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
  • Guy's Hospital Haematology Department, 4th Floor Southwark Wing
    London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
  • Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
    Manchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
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References and documents

Publications

  • Moskowitz CH, Nademanee A, Masszi T, Agura E, Holowiecki J, Abidi MH, Chen AI, Stiff P, Gianni AM, Carella A, Osmanov D, Bachanova V, Sweetenham J, Sureda A, Huebner D, Sievers EL, Chi A, Larsen EK, Hunder NN, Walewski J; AETHERA Study Group. Brentuximab vedotin as consolidation therapy after autologous stem-cell transplantation in patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma at risk of relapse or progression (AETHERA): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2015 May 9;385(9980):1853-62. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60165-9. Epub 2015 Mar 19. Erratum In: Lancet. 2015 Aug 8;386(9993):532. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)61474-X. Lancet. 2015 Aug 8;386(9993):532. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)61475-1. PubMed 25796459 ↗
  • Moskowitz CH, Walewski J, Nademanee A, Masszi T, Agura E, Holowiecki J, Abidi MH, Chen AI, Stiff P, Viviani S, Bachanova V, Sureda A, McClendon T, Lee C, Lisano J, Sweetenham J. Five-year PFS from the AETHERA trial of brentuximab vedotin for Hodgkin lymphoma at high risk of progression or relapse. Blood. 2018 Dec 20;132(25):2639-2642. doi: 10.1182/blood-2018-07-861641. Epub 2018 Sep 28. PubMed 30266774 ↗
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Updates

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01100502
Lead sponsor
Seagen Inc.
Collaborators
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 9, 2010
Start date
Apr 30, 2010
Primary completion
Aug 31, 2014
Completion
Apr 27, 2020
Results posted
Nov 11, 2015
Last update
May 14, 2021

Study contacts

Julie Lisano, PharmD
study director · Seagen Inc.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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