title: Successful treatment of refractory Hodgkin's disease by high-dose combination chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation.
abstract: Forty-four patients with refractory Hodgkin's disease were treated with high-dose combination chemotherapy followed by autologous bone marrow rescue. Twenty-two patients (50%) entered complete remission within 6 months of the procedure and four other patients are free of disease progression. Only two patients have subsequently relapsed from complete remission (CR). Bone marrow suppression was the predictable major toxicity of this procedure, and two patients (4.5%) died of sepsis during the aplastic phase. High-dose therapy with autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT) appears to be an effective salvage regimen for patients with refractory Hodgkin's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, University College School of Medicine, London, England.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Gribben
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Linch
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Singer
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: McMillan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jarrett
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Goldstone
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D015182:Lymphatic Irradiation / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012074:Remission Induction; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000009:adverse effects