title: [Therapy studies of the German Hodgkin's Study Group. Intermediate results of the study protocols HD1, HD2, and HD3].
abstract: Between July 1983 and September 1986 358 untreated patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma qualified for the protocols HD1 (stages I to IIIA with risk factors), HD2 (stage IIIA), and HD3 (stages IIIB and IVAB). Patients in HD1 received a combined chemo-radiotherapy (2 X COPP/ABVD + 40 Gy EF vs. 2 X COPP/ABVD + 20 Gy EF). Patients in HD2 were randomized into radiotherapy (TNI 40 Gy) vs. combined chemo-radiotherapy (2 X COPP/ABVD + 20 Gy IF). Patients in HD3 received induction chemotherapy (3 X COPP/ABVD) and were randomized into consolidation by radiotherapy (20 Gy IF) vs. chemotherapy (1 X COPP/ABVD). In HD1, 51 out of 65 evaluable patients (78%) achieved a complete remission. The survival of HD1 patients is as good as the survival of patients in stages I and II without risk factors. In HD3, 58 out of 93 patients (62%) achieved complete remission after induction chemotherapy with COPP/ABVD. This is significantly better than the 31% complete remission rate observed in a pilot study with COPP alone (p less than 0.01). Including salvage therapy (radiotherapy in case of persisting nodal disease; chemotherapy with 4 X CEVD in case of persisting disseminated disease), a total of 71% complete remissions in stages IIIB/IVAB were achieved. The progression-free survival of HD3 patients who received consolidation therapy is significantly longer than of patients who refused consolidation therapy.
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003606:Dacarbazine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D008130:Lomustine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011344:Procarbazine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011379:Prognosis; D014747:Vinblastine; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014751:Vindesine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D001761:Bleomycin; D011344:Procarbazine; D014750:Vincristine; D014747:Vinblastine; D005047:Etoposide; D008130:Lomustine; D003606:Dacarbazine; D003907:Dexamethasone; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D014751:Vindesine; D011241:Prednisone
vernacular_title: Therapiestudien der deutschen Hodgkin-Studiengruppe. Zwischenergebnisse der Studienprotokolle HD1, HD2 und HD3.