Treatment of very high-risk classical Hodgkin Lymphoma: cases' selection from real life and critical review of the literature.
Acta Biomed
; 91(S-5): 13-22, 2020 05 25.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32525130
ABSTRACT
Over the last 4 decades, advances in radiation therapy and the addition of combination chemotherapy have significantly increased the cure rate of patients with HL, with a 5-year OS of about 90% . However, despite high rate of cure after first line of therapy, 5%-10% of HLs are refractory to the treatment, and 10-30% of patients have a disease relapse after a complete response (CR). Relapsed HL can be treated with salvage therapies with a long-lasting complete remission in 80% of cases. In recent years, novel drugs are available for the patients with relapsed/refractory HL, like Brentuximab Vedotin and immune checkpoint inhibitors. These drugs have been able to rescue a cohort of patients who subsequently could receive an allogeneic stem-cell transplant. Our cases have been chosen because they are representative of critical issues in the management of relapsed/refractory HL; our experiences are consistent with what reported by other Authors.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Hodgkin Disease
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Year:
2020
Type:
Article