Under what circumstances would you consider omitting radiation in patients with early stage, unfavorable (bulky) Hodgkin Lymphoma?
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Radiation Oncology · Duke University Medical Center
We should first acknowledge that combined modality therapy improves progression-free survival in early-stage HL compared with chemotherapy alone. Stated more succinctly- if you give combined modality therapy, there is a lower risk of relapse; if you give chemotherapy alone, there is a higher risk of...
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Radiation Oncology · University Hospital Basel
Prof. @Dr. First Last is completely correct. Thank you for the thorough answer!
Omission of RT is also safe when reaching CR following 2x BEACOPPesc + 2x ABVD as shown in HD17.