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    Milunović, Vibor; Mišura Jakobac, Karla; Kursar, Marin; Mandac Rogulj, Inga; Ostojić Kolonić, Slobodanka

    European journal of haematology, September 2019, Volume: 103, Issue: 3
    Journal Article

    ECHELON‐1 study is a randomized open‐labeled controlled trial investigating whether addition of brentuximab vedotin to chemotherapy offers benefit over the standard chemotherapy regimen in advanced Hodgkin lymphoma. After a median follow‐up of 24.6 months, it has met its primary endpoint the reduction of modified progression‐free survival being 23 percent. However, the beneficial effects have not been seen across all subgroups leading to further questions. The main aim of this review is to tackle these questions to provide the reader with in‐depth insight of pros and cons of this novel, promising but ultimately controversial regimen.