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PET findings safely drive chemo decisions in Hodgkin lymphoma patients

Casasnovas O et al. ASCO 2018 (annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology), Abstract 7503.

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Key clinical point: De-escalating chemotherapy based on PET findings significantly reduced certain toxicities without compromising efficacy in Hodgkin lymphoma patients.

Major finding: With a median follow-up of 50.4 months, progression-free survival was not significantly different for escalated BEACOPP vs. the experimental arm (HR, 1.084; 95% CI, 0.73-1.59; P = .68).

Study details: Final analysis of AHL2011 LYSA, a randomized phase 3 study including 823 patients with advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma.

Disclosures: Dr. Casasnovas reported financial ties to AbbVie, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Gilead Sciences, Janssen, Merck, Roche/Genentech, Sanofi, and Takeda.

Source: Casasnovas O et al. ASCO 2018 (annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology), Abstract 7503.

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Casasnovas O et al. ASCO 2018 (annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology), Abstract 7503.

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