Three cycles of ABDV plus extended field radiotherapy in patients with poor prognosis early-intermediate stage Hodgkin's disease.
Int J Oncol
; 8(4): 669-74, 1996 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-21544411
ABSTRACT
The aim of the study was to verify the possibility of treating patients with poor prognosis early-intermediate Hodgkin's disease with a combined modality therapy consisting of three cycles of ABVD followed by extended field irradiation (EFRT). No patient had bulky mediastinum or had previously been administered chemo- or radiotherapy. At pathological restaging, 40/44 (91%) evaluable patients achieved complete responses (CR). After a ten-year followup, freedom from progression (FFP), relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) were 80%, 83% and 81%, respectively. Of the prognostic factors, univariate analysis showed that only stage III negatively influenced RFS, but not OS. Toxicity was mild except for subclinical mediastinal fibrosis in 32.5% of CR patients. No patient reported reduced fertility. Two cases of second neoplasms were recorded one ameboid glioma and one thymoma, both occurring within five years after discontinuing chemo-radiotherapy. Our data suggest that three cycles of ABVD preceeding EFRT is an effective treatment for poor prognosis early-intermediate stage Hodgkin's disease; nevertheless, stage III patients and some stage II patients with unfavorable prognostic factors should be treated with a more aggressive approach.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
Int J Oncol
Journal subject:
NEOPLASIAS
Year:
1996
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italy