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What would be the preferred chemotherapy regimen in elderly patients with advanced stage classical Hodgkin Lymphoma and contraindication to doxorubicin and bleomycin?

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Medical Oncology · Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

First, I’d seek clarification as to what contraindications were present. Contraindications to either can be absolute or more relative. A Hgb-adj DLCO of less than 50% in the presence of known lung disease is an absolute contraindication to bleo, whereas a DLCO of 65 perhaps contributed to by HL itse...

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