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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Oki Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5308126 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
British journal of haematology 20140106 1
The prognostic value of interim positron emission tomography (PET) was evaluated after 2 cycles of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastin and dacarbazine in classical Hodgkin lymphoma patients (n = 229), based on Deauville criteria. In early stage non-bulky disease, bulky stage II disease, advanced stage low International Prognostic Score (IPS ≤2) and advanced stage (IPS ≥3), 3-year progression-free survival rates in PET2-negative vs. PET2-positive groups were 95·9% vs. 76·9% (P < 0·0018), 83·3% vs. ...[more]