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- Title
Association Between Radiotherapy vs No Radiotherapy Based on Early Response to VAMP Chemotherapy and Survival Among Children With Favorable-Risk Hodgkin Lymphoma.
- Authors
Metzger, Monika L.; Weinstein, Howard J.; Hudson, Melissa M.; Billett, Amy L.; Larsen, Eric C.; Friedmann, Alison; Howard, Scott C.; Donaldson, Sarah S.; Krasin, Matthew J.; Kun, Larry E.; Marcus, Karen J.; Yock, Torunn I.; Tarbell, Nancy; Billups, Catherine A.; Wu, Jainrong; Link, Michael P.
- Abstract
The article presents information the research conducted on the correlation of radiotherapy and no radiotherapy with the chemotherapy regimens namely vinblastine, adriamycin (doxorubicin), methotrexate, and prednisone with respect to the survival of the children with the favorable-risk Hodgkin lymphoma. The late toxic effect of the therapy resulted in the increase in the mortality rate of the children who got their Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis. Information on the use of limited radiotherapy for the increase in the survival of the children is also presented.
- Subjects
HODGKIN'S disease in children; RADIOTHERAPY; VINBLASTINE; DOXORUBICIN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; DRUG therapy; MEDICAL research; CHILD mortality
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2012, Vol 307, Issue 24, p2609
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2012.5847