Seattle Genetics Says Adcetris Sets New Standard In Frontline Lymphoma

The market for a new FDA-approved indication in frontline classical Hodgkin lymphoma could be worth $650m to $750m, some analysts say.

Monomethyl auristatin E (MMAE, vedotin), the cytotoxic payload of brentuximab vedotin antibody-drug conjugate. Atoms are represented as spheres with conventional color coding: hydrogen (white), etc
Seattle Genetics' antibody drug conjugate Adcetris combines an antibody and cytotoxic payload of monomethyl auristatin E (depicted above) targeted at CD30 on lymphoma cells.

Seattle Genetics Inc. sees its antibody drug conjugate Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) as setting a new standard of care in the frontline treatment of classical Hodgkin lymphoma following US FDA approval for use with chemotherapy in previously untreated Stage III and Stage IV disease on March 20.

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