Hodgkin Lymphoma? A new standard of care for advanced stage patients
For decades the standard treatment for patients with advanced Hodgkin lymphoma has been combination chemotherapy with either ABVD or escalated BEACOPP. Approximately 5 years ago a randomised trial showed that brentuximab vedotin (an antibody conjugate) combined with AVD compared with ABVD improved overall survival in adults with Hodgkin lymphoma. The results of the recent SWOG … Read more