Brentuximab Vedotin Plus AVD for First-Line Treatment of Early-Stage Unfavorable Hodgkin Lymphoma (BREACH): A Multicenter, Open-Label, Randomized, Phase II Trial.
Brentuximab Vedotin Plus AVD for First-Line Treatment of Early-Stage Unfavorable Hodgkin Lymphoma (BREACH): A Multicenter, Open-Label, Randomized, Phase II Trial.
We thank the patients, their families, and the LYSA, FIL, and EORTC investigators. Furthermore, we thank the BREACH study team of LYSARC. We thank loïc Chartier and Patrick Fogarty for statistical analysis. Medical editorial support was provided by Peter Todd of Tajut Ltd (Kaiapoi, New Zealand) and was funded by CHU UCL Namur, Yvoir, Belgium.Funding for this research was provided by Takeda Pharmaceuticals.
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