The response rate at chemotherapy in advanced Hodgkin's disease reflected by peripheral lymphocyte count.
Forty patients with advanced Hodgkin's disease stage III and IV were treated with combination chemotherapy. Absolute lymphocyte count in the peripheral blood was determined before start to chemotherapy. Higher levels of lymphocytes in the peripheral blood were associated with higher chemotherapy response rates. This difference was statistically significant (P less than 0.05).
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008214:Lymphocytes
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents