THE RISK OF THERAPY-RELATED MYELODYSPLASIA/ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA IN HODGKIN LYMPHOMA HAS SUBSTANTIALLY DECREASED IN THE ABVD ERA ABOLISHING MECHLORETAMINE AND PROCARBAZINE AND LIMITING VOLUMES AND DOSES OF RADIOTHERAPY
Patients with Hodgkin lymphoma treated with DNA-breaking alkylating agents such as mechloretamine and procarbazine in the MOPP regimen and with topoisomerase II inhibitors, such as etoposide did show a long-term risk of developing therapy-related myelodysplasia and acute myelogenous leukaemia (MDS/A...
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| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2014-08-01
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| Series: | Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://mjhid.org/index.php/mjhid/article/view/1702 |
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