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How would you manage a Stage IV NLPHL that has residual hypermetabolic disease involving the bilateral neck/SCV following RCHOP x 4 cycles?

Would you treat with further systemic therapy vs. radiation therapy to the areas of residual disease?
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Radiation Oncology · Duke University Medical Center
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Radiation Oncology · University Hospital Basel
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4 cycles of R-CHOP may not be enough to see the full effect of the systemic treatment.

I would rather complete systemic therapy with a total of 6 cycles of R-CHOP first and then irradiate any residual lesions.

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