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Brentuximag vedotin or Adcetris® is an antibody-drug conjugate that combines an anti-CD30 antibody and the drug monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE). It is an anti-neoplastic agent used in the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma and systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma. Brentuximag vedotin was approved in 2011, and in January 2012, the drug label was revised to include a boxed warning of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy and death following JC virus infection.
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