Brentuximab Vedotin With or Without Nivolumab in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory CD30+ Lymphoma

April 19, 2026 updated by: Ajay Gopal, University of Washington

A Pilot Study of Weekly Brentuximab Vedotin or Brentuximab Vedotin Plus Nivolumab Every 3 Weeks in Patients With CD30+ Malignancies Refractory to Every ≥ 3 Week Brentuximab Vedotin

This phase II pilot trial studies how well brentuximab vedotin with or without nivolumab works in treating patients with CD30+ lymphoma that has come back after a period of improvement or does not respond to treatment. Biological therapies, such as brentuximab vedotin, may stimulate the immune system in different ways and stop cancer cells from growing. Monoclonal antibodies, such as nivolumab may interfere with the ability of tumor cells to grow and spread. Giving brentuximab vedotin with or without nivolumab may work better in treating patients with CD30+ lymphoma.

Study Overview

Status

Active, not recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

OUTLINE:

ARM A (CLOSED TO ACCRUAL): Patients receive brentuximab vedotin intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

ARM B: Patients receive brentuximab vedotin IV over 30 minutes and nivolumab IV over 30-60 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 3-5 weeks, every 3 months for 1 year, and then every 6 months for 4 years.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

28

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98109
        • Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Relapsed or refractory CD30+ lymphoma that has either achieved < PR to brentuximab vedotin (minimum of 2 cycles), progressed while receiving brentuximab vedotin, or progressed within 6 months of the last dose of brentuximab vedotin
  • Documented expression of CD30 on tumor cells
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) > 1,000/uL
  • Platelets > 50,000/uL
  • Serum creatinine < 1.5 mg/dL OR creatinine clearance > 60 mL/min
  • Bilirubin < 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) < 2.5 x ULN
  • Measurable disease by computed tomography (CT) or similar (e.g. magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]) criteria (> 1.5 cm). (Patients with cutaneous lymphoma only require measurable disease by Olsen Criteria)
  • Age >= 18 yrs at the time of the first dose of study drug
  • Resolution of all non-hematologic brentuximab vedotin-related and nivolumab-related adverse events (AEs) to < Grade 2
  • All patients must be informed of the investigational nature of this study and have given written consent in accordance with institutional and federal guidelines
  • Patients must be anticipated to complete at least 2 cycles of chemotherapy on study
  • Expected survival if untreated of > 90 days

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Prior transplant within 100 days
  • Radioimmunotherapy within 12 weeks
  • Known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis B positivity or prior progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)
  • Active infection or other medical condition which would preclude treatment in the opinion of the principal investigator; this would include a corrected diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (DLCO) of < 60% predicted or symptomatic interstitial lung disease
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status > 2
  • Known active central nervous system (CNS) involvement
  • Peripheral neuropathy > grade 1 if due to brentuximab vedotin or any peripheral neuropathy > grade 2
  • Intolerance to brentuximab vedotin
  • Concurrent use of other anti-cancer agents or experimental treatments
  • No current or prior autoimmune disease with the exception of vitiligo and autoimmune alopecia (Arm B only)
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding; (females of childbearing potential must have a negative serum or urine beta human chorionic gonadotropin [beta-hCG] pregnancy test result within 7 days prior to the first dose of brentuximab vedotin; females with false positive results and documented verification that the patient is not pregnant are eligible for participation; females of non-childbearing potential are those who are postmenopausal greater than 1 year or who have had a bilateral tubal ligation or hysterectomy; females of childbearing potential and males who have partners of childbearing potential must agree to use 2 effective contraceptive methods during the study and for 6 months following the last dose of brentuximab vedotin or 6 months following the last dose of nivolumab, whichever is later)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Arm A (brentuximab vedotin)
Patients receive brentuximab vedotin IV over 30 minutes on days 1, 8, and 15. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Correlative studies
Drug: Brentuximab Vedotin
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Adcetris
  • SGN-35
  • cAC10-vcMMAE
  • ADC SGN-35
  • Anti-CD30 Antibody-Drug Conjugate SGN-35
  • Anti-CD30 Monoclonal Antibody-MMAE SGN-35
  • Anti-CD30 Monoclonal Antibody-Monomethylauristatin E SGN-35
Experimental: Arm B (brentuximab vedotin, nivolumab)
Patients receive brentuximab vedotin IV over 30 minutes and nivolumab IV over 30-60 minutes on day 1. Treatment repeats every 21 days for up to 4 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Correlative studies
Biological: Nivolumab
Given IV
Other Names:
  • BMS-936558
  • MDX-1106
  • NIVO
  • ONO-4538
  • Opdivo
  • CMAB819
  • Nivolumab Biosimilar CMAB819
Drug: Brentuximab Vedotin
Given IV
Other Names:
  • Adcetris
  • SGN-35
  • cAC10-vcMMAE
  • ADC SGN-35
  • Anti-CD30 Antibody-Drug Conjugate SGN-35
  • Anti-CD30 Monoclonal Antibody-MMAE SGN-35
  • Anti-CD30 Monoclonal Antibody-Monomethylauristatin E SGN-35

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Overall Response Rate as Measured by the Cheson 2007 Criteria
Time Frame: For Arm A: Up to 5 weeks after completion of study treatment (an average of 1 month). For Arm B: within 6 months following treatment (an average of 1 month).
No formal statistical measures will be pre-specified. This protocol will be deemed a "success" if the absolute response rate in this group of patients is ≥20% in Arm A or ≥40% in Arm B.
For Arm A: Up to 5 weeks after completion of study treatment (an average of 1 month). For Arm B: within 6 months following treatment (an average of 1 month).

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Washington

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ajay K. Gopal, Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 20, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

June 3, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 3, 2030

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 8, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 8, 2012

First Posted (Estimated)

October 11, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 12, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 19, 2026

Last Verified

March 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 7808 (Other Identifier: Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium)
  • NCI-2012-01696 (Registry Identifier: CTRP (Clinical Trial Reporting Program))
  • RG1713010 (Other Identifier: Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium)

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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