Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma (EATL) is a rare aggressive lymphoma that confers a poor prognosis with current treatment strategies. Given the rarity of this disease, prospective randomized trials are limited, and thus a standard validated treatment strategy is lacking. This report presents the disease course of a patient with EATL who was treated with single-agent brentuximab vedotin, an anti-CD30 conjugated antibody. (JNCCN 2013;11:137-140)
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Case ReportA 64-year-old man presented with an acute small bowel obstruction that was preceded by a few months' history of intermittent diarrhea, fever, and weight loss. Pathology of the small bowel resection was consistent with enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma (EATL) that expressed CD3 and CD30; was negative for CD4, CD8,