460 oral Comparison of 30 Gy versus 20 Gy involved field radiotherapy after two versus four cycles ABVD in early stage Hodgkin's disease: interim results of the German Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group (GHSG) trial hd10

2004 ◽  
Vol 73 ◽  
pp. S205
Keyword(s):  
Hodgkin's Disease ◽  
Hodgkin’S Lymphoma ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Hodgkin’S Disease ◽  
Hodgkin's Lymphoma ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Lymphoma Study Group ◽  
Involved Field ◽  
Involved Field Radiotherapy

Bone marrow involvement in Hodgkin's disease: an analysis of 135 consecutive cases. German Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group.

1995 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 403-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Munker ◽  
D Hasenclever ◽  
O Brosteanu ◽  
E Hiller ◽  
V Diehl
Keyword(s):  
Bone Marrow ◽  
Hodgkin's Disease ◽  
Hodgkin’S Lymphoma ◽  
Hodgkin’S Disease ◽  
Bone Marrow Involvement ◽  
Stage Iv ◽  
Hodgkin's Lymphoma ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Prognostic Relevance ◽  
Lymphoma Study Group

PURPOSE To describe the incidence of primary bone marrow involvement (BMI) in Hodgkin's disease (HD) and its correlation with clinical and laboratory features present at diagnosis, and to evaluate the prognostic relevance of BMI. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between 1983 and 1991, 2,307 patients with HD were treated according to two trial generations (HD1-3 and HD4-6) of the German Hodgkin's Lymphoma Study Group (GHSG). RESULTS One hundred thirty-five cases of primary BMI were observed. The incidence of BMI was 4.8% in the HD4-6 study generation, which included all stages. Among stage IV patients, 32% had BMI. Among those with BMI, other organs were also involved in 33%. Among all patients, the presence of BMI was significantly associated with B symptoms, lymph nodes on both sides of the diaphragm, mixed cellularity histologic subtype, leukocytopenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) level more than 400 U/L, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) more than 40 mm/h. BMI was negatively correlated with a large mediastinal tumor (3.7% v 20.0% in non-BMI cases). Eighty-seven of 108 (81%) assessable patients with BMI achieved a complete remission (CR). This compares favorably with the overall CR rate in all stage IIIB/IV patients. Among stage IV patients, BMI has no prognostic relevance with regard to freedom from treatment failure and overall survival. Twenty-one patients with BMI relapsed after having achieved a CR. Only five of these (24%) again had a positive bone marrow biopsy. CONCLUSION The prognosis of patients with BMI is not worse than the prognosis of other advanced-stage HD patients. BMI alone does not define a special high-risk group in which a different treatment approach is indicated.

Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma After Primary Hodgkin’s Disease in the German Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Study Group: Incidence, Treatment, and Prognosis

2001 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 2026-2032 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrich Rueffer ◽  
Andreas Josting ◽  
Jeremy Franklin ◽  
Michael May ◽  
Markus Sieber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Trials ◽  
Hodgkin's Disease ◽  
Hodgkin’S Lymphoma ◽  
Hodgkin’S Disease ◽  
Disease Free Survival ◽  
Large Cell ◽  
Hodgkin's Lymphoma ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Lymphoma Study Group ◽  
First Diagnosis

PURPOSE: The cumulative incidence for non-Hodgkin lymphoma’s (NHL) after primary Hodgkin’s disease (HD) ranges between 1% and 6%. To investigate the course of disease for secondary NHL, we retrospectively analyzed patients treated within clinical trials of the German Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Study Group (GHSG) since 1981. PATIENTS AND METHODS: From 1981 to 1998, the GHSG conducted three generations of clinical trials for the treatment of primary HD involving a total of 5,406 patients. Reference histology by an expert panel was obtained for 4,104 of the patients. Data on incidence, treatment, and outcome of secondary NHL were updated in March 1999. RESULTS: At first diagnosis of HD, the pathologists rejected 114 (2.1%) of 5,520 cases initially diagnosed as HD and rediagnosed them as primary NHL. Fifty-two (0.9%) of the remaining 5,406 patients developed a secondary NHL. One patient was excluded from further analyses because of insufficient documentation. Six patients had no further therapy because of patient refusal (n = 1) or rapidly progressive disease (n = 5). For the remaining 45 patients, overall response rate was 43% (36% complete response and 7% partial response). The actuarial 2-year freedom from treatment failure (FFTF) and overall survival (OS) for all patients was 24% and 30%, respectively, and for patients with diffuse large-cell lymphoma, it was 28% and 35%, respectively. Time of occurrence of secondary NHL after first diagnosis of HD and variables employed in the age-adjusted International Prognostic Factor Index (IPFI) significantly influenced treatment outcome. CONCLUSION: In the GHSG, the incidence of secondary NHL with 0.9% is relatively low compared with previously reported series. The prognosis of secondary NHL seems dismal and is significantly influenced by time of occurrence and the age-adjusted IPFI. In a subset of patients with secondary NHL, long-term disease-free survival could be achieved.

Efficacy of Abbreviated Stanford V Chemotherapy and Involved Field Radiotherapy in Early Stage Hodgkin's Disease: Mature Results of the G4 Trial.

Blood ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 114 (22) ◽  
pp. 1670-1670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ranjana H Advani ◽  
Richard T Hoppe ◽  
David M. Baer ◽  
Joseph Mason ◽  
Saul A Rosenberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colon Cancer ◽  
Hodgkin's Disease ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Hodgkin’S Disease ◽  
Stage I ◽  
Metastatic Colon Cancer ◽  
Eortc Criteria ◽  
Grade 3 ◽  
Involved Field ◽  
Involved Field Radiotherapy

Abstract Abstract 1670 Poster Board I-696 The standard management for early stage Hodgkin's disease (HD) is combined modality therapy. In the G4 protocol, patients (pts) with non-bulky, supra-diaphragmatic stage I-IIA disease received 8 weeks of Stanford V chemotherapy + 30 Gy involved field radiotherapy (IFRT). 87 pts were enrolled and treated between 4/1996 and 4/2001. Median age was 30 years (16-59) and stages were IA (n=23), IIA (n=64). Unfavorable risk factors were present in 47 patients (54%) according to German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG) criteria (> 2 AA sites, ESR > 50 or EN involvement) and 38 (44%) according to EORTC criteria (> 3 AA sites, ESR > 50). Therapy was well tolerated with grade 3-4 non-hematologic toxic events in 7 % of pts. These included constipation (n=3), peripheral neuropathy (n=1), generalized weakness (n=2), chest pain (n=1), mylagias (n=1), abdominal pain (n=1) and an allergic reaction to etoposide (n=1). 42 patients received cytokine support for grade 3-4 neutropenia however only 2 pts developed fever with neutropenia. No cases of clinical bleomycin toxicity or radiation pneumonitis were observed. At a median follow-up of 9 (2-12) years, freedom from progression (FFP) and survival (OS) are 94% and 96% respectively. FFP was 100% for favorable and 89% for unfavorable patients by GHSG criteria (p=0.04) with no differences in OS (96.9% versus 95.7%). All relapses (n=5) occurred in the RT field: limited in 2 patients and combined with distant disease in 3 pts. All relapses were in “unfavorable” risk patients: 5 per GHSG and 4 per EORTC criteria. Secondary therapy included chemotherapy followed by high dose therapy and stem cell support (n=3) and ABVD (n=2). Three pts died, 2 due to disease progression after second-line therapy and one due to metastatic colon cancer. 5 patients developed a second cancer (2 breast, 2 melanomas at unirradiated sites and 1 colon cancer). The cases of breast cancer were considered unrelated to RT as both occurred within 5-years of therapy in women who were > 30 yrs at time of treatment. No secondary AML and no late cardiac or pulmonary toxicities have been observed. In conclusion, for pts with non-bulky stage I/II A HD, abbreviated Stanford V with 8 weeks of chemotherapy and 30 Gy IFRT is a safe and highly effective regimen. It is still too early to assess potential RT-related complications. Our outcomes in “unfavorable” stage I-IIA patients without bulky or symptomatic disease compare favorably with more intensive or prolonged regimens employed by the GHSG and EORTC. Disclosures No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

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