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Igor Aurer

Researcher

Oct 9, 2026

4:35
And how about for the elderly population? What are the recommendations for advanced stage disease?
4:41
Well, the problem with the elderly is that they do not tolerate escalated BCOP.
4:45
So the best studied and the first option we suggest is giving a combination of six cycles of the PD-1 inhibitor nivolumab with AVD.
4:55
This results in a substantial improvement in the outcome of these patients in what was previously the standard, whether it was ABVD or AVD plus BVD.
5:03
Now, we also say that if you have a very fit and not so very elderly patient, you could try BRICAD in those patients also because they, Dennis said, they have less toxicity with BRICAD than with escalated BCUP.
9:40
And
9:40
of course, brentuximab, vedotin, as I said, it's targeted chemotherapy.
9:43
It's not a chemo-free approach.

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