title: Standard CHOP-21 as first line therapy for elderly patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma.
abstract: There is no consensus on the optimal chemotherapy regimen for Hodgkin's lymphoma patients > or = 60 years. We present our institution's results of 5 years, using CHOP-21 as standard for this patient group. Twenty-nine patients with a median age of 71 years (range, 60 - 91) were included in this cohort. Fifty-five percent had known co-morbidities. Stage I/IIA patients (38%) were treated with 2 - 4 cycles of CHOP followed by radiotherapy. Stage IIB - IV patients (62%) received 6 - 8 cycles of CHOP and for the majority (13/18 pts) no radiotherapy. Two treatment-related deaths occurred. Febrile neutropenia was the most common toxicity (31%). The complete response rate after CHOP +/- radiotherapy was 93%. With a median follow-up of 41 months, five patients have relapsed and four have died from Hodgkin's lymphoma. So far, no relapses have occurred after 2 years from the end of therapy. Overall survival and progression-free survival at 3 years were 79% and 76%, respectively. We conclude that CHOP-21 is a well-tolerated and effective treatment for elderly patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma.
authors: Department of Medical Oncology and Radiotherapy, Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet Medical Center, Oslo, Norway. arne.kolstad@radiumhospitalet.no
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Kolstad
authors: O
authors: O
authors: Nome
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Delabie
authors: G F
authors: GF
authors: Lauritzsen
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Fossa
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Holte
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012074:Remission Induction; D015996:Survival Rate; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone