Role of Interim FDG-PET for Mediastinal Response Assessment in Pediatric Hodgkin's Lymphoma (HL):Preliminary Results from the Italian AIEOP-LH2004 Protocol
R Burnelli, E Lopci, C Elia, A Piccardo, A Todesco, A Garaventa, A Sala, P Farruggia, P Zucchetta, L Guerra, P Indolfi, S Buffardi, ML Moleti, A Cistaro, S Fanti, A Chiti, M Mascarin · Klinische Pädiatrie · 2014 · Heft 03
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Question: 18F-FDG PET is a well-established method for the response assessment in Hodgkin Lymphoma (HL) in adults, however limited evidence concerns its role during treatment evaluation in pediatric patients (pts). In the current study we are presenting our preliminary data concerning the prognostic value of Interim PET in pediatric HL pts, therapeutic group 3 (TG3), with mediastinal bulky disease. Methods: We analysed data derived from 831 pediatric pts affected by HL and enrolled in 41 different Italian centres from March 2004 till August 2013, all applying the AIEOP-LH2004 protocol. Pts were investigated with…