Twenty-five years clinical trials of the German Hodgkin Study Group (GHSG)

Eur J Haematol Suppl. 2005 Jul:(66):21-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2005.00450.x.

Abstract

This review presents a short overview of 25-years of clinical trials by the GHSG for the treatment of primary Hodgkin's Lymphoma. The trials HD1-HD12 that have been conducted between 1978-2002 are reviewed and major results are discussed. Furthermore, the development of the strategies concerning chemo- and radiotherapy for the treatment of Hodgkin's Lymphoma is characterized.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Historical Article
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / administration & dosage*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / history
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Clinical Trials, Phase I as Topic* / history
  • Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic* / history
  • Combined Modality Therapy / history
  • Female
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Hodgkin Disease / history
  • Hodgkin Disease / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meta-Analysis as Topic
  • Middle Aged