Abstract
More than 80 % of patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) younger than 60 years are likely to be cured with modern treatment strategies. The goal of current treatment approaches is to maintain the high treatment efficacy and to reduce the toxicity.
BEACOPP escalated has a 10 % overall survival advantage over ABVD in patients with advanced-stage HL, therefore 6 cycles of BEACOPP escalated has become the standard of care for patients younger than 60 years. Six cycles of ABVD remain the standard of care for patients over 60 years.
Radiotherapy could be omitted in patients with a negative positrone emission tomography (PET) finding after chemotherapy. Mature trial results of the treatment stratification based on PET and trial results of brentuximab vedotin combined with chemotherapy in the first-line treatment are awaited.