PET-CT: reliable cornerstone for Hodgkin lymphoma treatment?

Blood. 2016 Mar 24;127(12):1521-2. doi: 10.1182/blood-2016-01-692111.

Abstract

In this issue of Blood, Barrington et al present the analyses of centrally reviewed positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) used for staging and response monitoring after 2 cycles of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine (ABVD) to guide treatment modification in a large prospective clinical trial in Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) (Response-Adapted Therapy in Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma [RATHL]).

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Hodgkin Disease / drug therapy*
  • Hodgkin Disease / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*