Effect of Routine Surveillance Imaging on the Outcomes of Patients With Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma After Autologous Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
Conclusion A minority of patients with cHL who achieve CR after auto-HCT will ultimately relapse. Surveillance imaging detected approximately half of relapses; however, outcomes were similar for those whose relapse was detected using routine surveillance imaging versus detected clinically in between surveillance imaging studies. There appears to be limited utility for routine surveillance imaging in cHL patients who achieve CR after auto-HCT. Micro-Abstract 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 - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
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