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11554622

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-9-13
pubmed:abstractText
In order to improve treatment in early Stage IA and IIA Hodgkin's disease, the British National Lymphoma Investigation (BNLI) has evaluated two neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimens with involved field radiotherapy. This article reports the results of the methotrexate, vinblastine and prednisolone (MVP) study in 39 patients and updates the previous report on vinblastine, bleomycin and methotrexate (VBM) in 30 patients. Both studies recruited clinical Stage IA or IIA Hodgkin's disease patients with intermediate risk of relapse into a prospective multicentre Phase II study. They received two cycles of chemotherapy followed by involved field radiotherapy and then four further cycles of chemotherapy. For MVP the 5-year survival is 97% and for VBM it is 93%. The 5-year event-free survival rates are 71% and 87% respectively. The acute pulmonary and haematological toxicity occurring with VBM was not acceptable and therefore the MVP study was performed. There was less toxicity with this regimen although modest acute pulmonary toxicity was still observed. However, in view of the length of treatment with MVP (9 months) and the excellent results reported by the Manchester group, future efforts of the BNLI are to be directed towards a new short course chemotherapy regimen, VAPEC-B (vincristine, doxorubicin, prednisolone, etoposide, cyclophosphamide and bleomycin).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0936-6555
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
262-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-3-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
British National Lymphoma Investigation: pilot studies of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in clinical stage Ia and IIa Hodgkin's disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Oncology Centre, Addenbrooke's NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Multicenter Study, Clinical Trial, Phase II