A Frontline Therapy Trial in Participants With Advanced Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
Summary
This open-label, randomized, 2-arm, multicenter, phase 3 study has the primary objective of comparing the modified progression-free survival (mPFS) obtained with brentuximab vedotin (ADCETRIS®) plus AVD (doxorubicin \[Adriamycin\], vinblastine, and dacarbazine; abbreviated A+AVD) versus that obtained with ABVD (doxorubicin \[Adriamycin\],bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine) for the frontline treatment of advanced classical Hodgkin lymphoma(HL)
Timeline
- Start
- 2012-11-09
- Primary completion
- 2017-04-20
- Completion
- 2026-02-02
Outcome
Met primary endpoint
registry analysis (superiority test); A+AVD vs ABVD; p = 0.035; Hazard Ratio (HR) 0.770 (95% CI 0.603 to 0.983); Log Rank NCT01712490 ↗
paper The primary analysis showed improved modified progression-free survival with A+AVD. PMID 34048680 ↗
release “ECHELON-1 clinical trial met its primary endpoint” takeda.com ↗
release “Topline data were reported in June 2017 demonstrating the ECHELON-1 trial met its primary endpoint of a statistically significant improvement in modified progression-free survival” takeda.com ↗
release “ECHELON-1 trial demonstrated that the ADCETRIS plus AVD arm showed a statistically significant improvement in modified progression free survival” takeda.com ↗
release “ECHELON-1 trial achieved its primary endpoint” takeda.com ↗
Publications
- Kreuzberger N, Goldkuhle M, von Tresckow B, Kobe C, Sickinger MT, Monsef I, Skoetz N. Positron emission tomography-adapted therapy for first-line treatment in adults with Hodgkin lymphoma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 Mar 26;3(3):CD010533. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010533.pub3.
- Crosswell HE, LaCasce AS, Bartlett NL, Straus DJ, Savage KJ, Zinzani PL, Collins GP, Fanale M, Fenton K, Dong C, Miao H, Grigg AP. Brentuximab vedotin with chemotherapy in adolescents and young adults with stage III or IV classical Hodgkin lymphoma in ECHELON-1. Haematologica. 2024 Mar 1;109(3):982-987. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2023.283303. No abstract available.
- Ansell SM, Radford J, Connors JM, Dlugosz-Danecka M, Kim WS, Gallamini A, Ramchandren R, Friedberg JW, Advani R, Hutchings M, Evens AM, Smolewski P, Savage KJ, Bartlett NL, Eom HS, Abramson JS, Dong C, Campana F, Fenton K, Puhlmann M, Straus DJ; ECHELON-1 Study Group. Overall Survival with Brentuximab Vedotin in Stage III or IV Hodgkin's Lymphoma. N Engl J Med. 2022 Jul 28;387(4):310-320. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2206125. Epub 2022 Jul 13.
- Evens AM, Connors JM, Younes A, Ansell SM, Kim WS, Radford J, Feldman T, Tuscano J, Savage KJ, Oki Y, Grigg A, Pocock C, Dlugosz-Danecka M, Fenton K, Forero-Torres A, Liu R, Jolin H, Gautam A, Gallamini A. Older patients (aged >/=60 years) with previously untreated advanced-stage classical Hodgkin lymphoma: a detailed analysis from the phase III ECHELON-1 study. Haematologica. 2022 May 1;107(5):1086-1094. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2021.278438.
- Straus DJ, Dlugosz-Danecka M, Connors JM, Alekseev S, Illes A, Picardi M, Lech-Maranda E, Feldman T, Smolewski P, Savage KJ, Bartlett NL, Walewski J, Ramchandren R, Zinzani PL, Hutchings M, Munoz J, Lee HJ, Kim WS, Advani R, Ansell SM, Younes A, Gallamini A, Liu R, Little M, Fenton K, Fanale M, Radford J. Brentuximab vedotin with chemotherapy for stage III or IV classical Hodgkin lymphoma (ECHELON-1): 5-year update of an international, open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet Haematol. 2021 Jun;8(6):e410-e421. doi: 10.1016/S2352-3026(21)00102-2.
- Straus DJ, Dlugosz-Danecka M, Alekseev S, Illes A, Picardi M, Lech-Maranda E, Feldman T, Smolewski P, Savage KJ, Bartlett NL, Walewski J, Ramchandren R, Zinzani PL, Hutchings M, Connors JM, Radford J, Munoz J, Kim WS, Advani R, Ansell SM, Younes A, Miao H, Liu R, Fenton K, Forero-Torres A, Gallamini A. Brentuximab vedotin with chemotherapy for stage III/IV classical Hodgkin lymphoma: 3-year update of the ECHELON-1 study. Blood. 2020 Mar 5;135(10):735-742. doi: 10.1182/blood.2019003127.
- Ramchandren R, Advani RH, Ansell SM, Bartlett NL, Chen R, Connors JM, Feldman T, Forero-Torres A, Friedberg JW, Gopal AK, Gordon LI, Kuruvilla J, Savage KJ, Younes A, Engley G, Manley TJ, Fenton K, Straus DJ. Brentuximab Vedotin plus Chemotherapy in North American Subjects with Newly Diagnosed Stage III or IV Hodgkin Lymphoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2019 Mar 15;25(6):1718-1726. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-18-2435. Epub 2019 Jan 7.
- Connors JM, Jurczak W, Straus DJ, Ansell SM, Kim WS, Gallamini A, Younes A, Alekseev S, Illes A, Picardi M, Lech-Maranda E, Oki Y, Feldman T, Smolewski P, Savage KJ, Bartlett NL, Walewski J, Chen R, Ramchandren R, Zinzani PL, Cunningham D, Rosta A, Josephson NC, Song E, Sachs J, Liu R, Jolin HA, Huebner D, Radford J; ECHELON-1 Study Group. Brentuximab Vedotin with Chemotherapy for Stage III or IV Hodgkin's Lymphoma. N Engl J Med. 2018 Jan 25;378(4):331-344. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1708984. Epub 2017 Dec 10.
- Younes A, Connors JM, Park SI, Fanale M, O'Meara MM, Hunder NN, Huebner D, Ansell SM. Brentuximab vedotin combined with ABVD or AVD for patients with newly diagnosed Hodgkin's lymphoma: a phase 1, open-label, dose-escalation study. Lancet Oncol. 2013 Dec;14(13):1348-56. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70501-1. Epub 2013 Nov 15.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparator | Bleomycin | Unknown | 10 unknown | Intravenous |
| Subject | Brentuximab Vedotin | Monoclonal antibody | 1.2 mg/kg | Intravenous |
| Background | Dacarbazine | Small molecule | 375 mg/m2 | Intravenous |
| Background | Doxorubicin | Other / unclassified | 25 mg/m2 | Intravenous |
| Background | Vinblastine | Small molecule | 6 mg/m2 | Intravenous |