Consolidation Radiation Therapy for Patients With Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma in Complete Metabolic Response According to PET-CT or Gallium Imaging

The role of consolidation radiation therapy (RT) in advanced Hodgkin lymphoma is controversial, especially if a complete response (CR) is achieved according to positron emission tomography-computed tomography imaging after chemotherapy. In this series, low-dose (approximately 20 Gy) RT to all sites of original disease improved progression-free survival, even in the setting of a CR after ABVD (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine). Long-term toxicity was similar between chemotherapy and combined modality therapy.
Source: Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma and Leukemia - Category: Hematology Authors: Tags: Original Study Source Type: research