Phase I/II Study of the Antibody-Drug Conjugate Glembatumumab Vedotin in Patients With Advanced Melanoma
Ott PA, Hamid O, Pavlick AC, Kluger H, Kim KB, Boasberg PD, Simantov R, Crowley E, Green JA, Hawthorne T, Davis TA, Sznol M, Hwu P. Phase I/II Study of the Antibody-Drug Conjugate Glembatumumab Vedotin in Patients With Advanced Melanoma. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: 3659-3666. PMID: 25267741, PMCID: PMC4879709, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.54.8115.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaximum-tolerated doseObjective response rateGreater objective response rateGlembatumumab vedotinAdvanced melanomaGrade 3/4 treatment-related toxicitiesHuman immunoglobulin G2 monoclonal antibodyPhase I/II studyPhase II expansion cohortPromising objective response ratesEnd pointTreatment-related deathsPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsTreatment-related toxicityProgression-free survivalPhase II expansionMonomethyl auristatin E.Stable diseaseExpansion cohortII studyPartial responseDose escalationMore patientsFrequent dosing