Salvage of relapse of patients with Hodgkin's disease in clinical stages I or II who were staged with laparotomy and initially treated with radiotherapy alone. A report from the international database on Hodgkin's disease

L. Specht, A. Horwich, S. Ashley

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    Abstract

    PURPOSE: To analyze presentation variables that might indicate a high or low likelihood of success of the treatment of patients relapsing after initial radiotherapy of Hodgkin's disease in clinical Stages I or II who were staged with laparotomy. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Data were analyzed on 681 patients in the International Database on Hodgkin's Disease who were initially in clinical Stages I or II, who were staged with laparotomy, and who relapsed after initial treatment with irradiation alone. Factors analyzed for outcome after first relapse included initial stage, age, sex, histology, presentation (s
    Udgivelsesdato: 1994/11/15
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalInternational Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics
    Volume30
    Issue number4
    Pages (from-to)805-811
    Number of pages7
    ISSN0360-3016
    Publication statusPublished - 1994

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