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Pediatric Hodgkin's Regimens Suit Adolescents and Young Adults
Pediatric Hodgkin's Regimens Suit Adolescents and Young Adults
N Osterweil
20111121
2011 Dec 21
Elsevier Global Medical News
Pediatric Hodgkin's Regimens Suit Adolescents and Young Adults
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2011 Dec 21, N Osterweil
SAN DIEGO (EGMN) - Adolescents and young adults with Hodgkin's lymphoma can have high response rates and durable remissions under protocols developed for children, with potentially lower long-term toxicities than those commonly seen with adult-oriented regimens, said investigators at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology. The 15- to 20-year-olds with Hodgkin's lymphoma who were treated under two similar Children's Oncology...