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EC approves Adcetris for adults with stage 3 Hodgkin lymphoma

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The European Commission approved Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin) in combination with doxorubicin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine (AVD) to treat adult patients with previously untreated CD30+ stage 3 Hodgkin lymphoma. 

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