Hodgkin Disease in Pakistani Children: Outcome with Treatment Primarily Based on Chemotherapy with ABVD/COPDAC and Radiotherapy for Residual Disease
F Naz, S Muhammad · Klinische Pädiatrie · 2014 · Heft 03
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Objective: To assess the efficacy of chemotherapy alone in pediatric Hodgkin's Disease (HD) with ABVD (adriamycin, bleomycin, vincristine and dacarbazine)/COPDAC (cyclophophamide, vincristine, prednisolone and dacarbazine). Methods: Charts were reviewed of previously untreated HD patients from Aug, 2000 till May, 2009. Results: We had 93 previously untreated HD patients, 75 (80%) were males. 7 (7.5%) patients were under 5 years of age, 46 (59.5%) were 5 – 10 years and 40 (43%) were > 10 years. 61 (65.5%) patients had advanced stage disease (stage IIB to IV). 42 (45%) patients presented with B symptoms, most comm…