Pharmacokinetics, immunogenicity, and safety of weekly dosing of brentuximab vedotin in pediatric patients with Hodgkin lymphoma

Purpose Because of the observed success of phase I/II trials, the novel anti-CD30 agent brentuximab vedotin is now being evaluated as a frontline agent in the high-risk pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma trial HLHR13. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the pharmacokinetic variability during weekly dosing of 1.2 mg/kg of brentuximab vedotin, determine factors that may explain this variability, compare our drug exposure with published data, and evaluate toxicity of brentuximab vedotin in the pediatric population.