TY - JOUR
T1 - Outcome of Hodgkin's disease in elderly patients
AU - Diaz‐Pavon, Jose Rodriguez
AU - Cabanillas, Fernando
AU - Majlis, Alejandro
AU - Hagemeister, Frederick B.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - The outcome of Hodgkin's disease in elderly patients is a subject of controversy. We analysed retrospectively 31 cases of patients older than 60 years that received treatment according to current protocols. We observed a CR rate of 87 per cent and survival of 58 per cent with a median follow‐up of 58 months which is clearly better than most reported results in this age group. Although our population consists of only those entered on protocols it suggests that patients whose condition is adequate enough to allow them to receive standard therapy with a curative intent, have a similar outcome to that seen in younger patients.
AB - The outcome of Hodgkin's disease in elderly patients is a subject of controversy. We analysed retrospectively 31 cases of patients older than 60 years that received treatment according to current protocols. We observed a CR rate of 87 per cent and survival of 58 per cent with a median follow‐up of 58 months which is clearly better than most reported results in this age group. Although our population consists of only those entered on protocols it suggests that patients whose condition is adequate enough to allow them to receive standard therapy with a curative intent, have a similar outcome to that seen in younger patients.
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U2 - 10.1002/hon.2900130104
DO - 10.1002/hon.2900130104
M3 - Article
C2 - 7750925
AN - SCOPUS:0029034968
SN - 0278-0232
VL - 13
SP - 19
EP - 27
JO - Hematological Oncology
JF - Hematological Oncology
IS - 1
ER -