Effect of Routine Surveillance Imaging on the Outcomes of Patients With Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma After Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Surveillance imaging is often used following autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (auto-HCT) to assess for relapse. We evaluated classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) patients who received auto-HCT, achieved  complete remission, and underwent surveillance imaging. Relapse was detected clinically or by surveillance imaging. Outcomes were similar between the two groups. There appears to be limited utility for surveillance imaging in cHL after auto-HCT.

Source: Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia - May 12, 2017 Category: Hematology Authors: Jonathan T. Kapke, Narendranath Epperla, Namrata Shah, Kristin Richardson, George Carrum, Parameswaran N. Hari, Sai R. Pingali, Mehdi Hamadani, Reem Karmali, Timothy S. Fenske Tags: Original Study Source Type: research