How would you manage an in-field small volume recurrence of early-stage favorable Hodgkin Lymphoma treated previously with 2 cycles of ABVD and 20Gy?
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Radiation Oncology · Duke University Medical Center
An established and extremely successful treatment paradigm for early-stage favorable HL is 2 cycles of ABVD followed by 20 Gy of RT. Assuming the patient is PET negative after chemotherapy, 5-year PFS is expected to be ~93-94% based on HD16. Most recurrences after combined modality therapy (CMT) in ...
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Radiation Oncology · Mayo Clinic
I agree with Dr. @Dr. First Last that the lion’s share of patients who relapse after combined modality treatment should proceed with salvage chemotherapy and ASCT if fit.
I would add that it’s important to recognize that patients with early stage favorable HL who relapse after 2 cycles of ABVD and 2...