Abstract
Background: This analysis was undertaken to assess the relationship between the dose intensity (DI) of initial chemotherapy and outcome in a large cohort of patients with advanced Hodgkin lymphoma treated in a randomised controlled trial, in which detailed dose data were collected prospectively. Patients and methods: Three-hundred and eighty patients randomly assigned to receive standard doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine who underwent at least two cycles of treatment were studied. With a median follow-up of 6.9 years, progression-free survival (PFS) from the end of cycle 2 was analysed according to DI during those cycles. Results: During the first two cycles, 25% of patients received >97% of planned DI, 37% received between 86% and 97% and 38% received
Original language | English |
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Article number | mdp331 |
Pages (from-to) | 568-573 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Annals of Oncology |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 14 Aug 2009 |
Keywords
- ABVD
- Chemotherapy
- Dose intensity
- Hodgkin lymphoma