Can Radiotherapy Be Omitted in Children With Hodgkin Lymphoma Who Achieve Metabolic Remission on Interim Positron Emission Tomography? Experience of a Tertiary Care Cancer Referral Center

Can Radiotherapy Be Omitted in Children With Hodgkin Lymphoma Who Achieve Metabolic Remission on Interim Positron Emission Tomography? Experience of a Tertiary Care Cancer Referral Center

Purpose: Treating pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) involves a delicate balance between cure and reducing late toxicity. Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) combined with computed tomography (CT) identifies patients with early response to chemotherapy, for whom radiotherapy may be av...

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Main Authors: Sidharth Totadri, Venkatraman Radhakrishnan, Trivadi S. Ganesan, Prasanth Ganesan, Krishnarathnam Kannan, Kadur Mallaiah Lakshmipathy, Ganesarajah Selvaluxmy, Tenali Gnana Sagar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2017-08-01
Series:Journal of Global Oncology
Online Access:http://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JGO.2017.009340

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