Can Relapsed Hodgkin's Be Cured?
Children, Adolescents and Adults with Relapsed Hodgkin's Lymphoma Are Curable with an alloSCT. Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation, in General, Is Associated...
Children, adolescents and adults with relapsed Hodgkin's lymphoma are curable with an alloSCT. Allogeneic stem cell transplantation, in general, is associated with greater side effects than ASCT but patients treated with allogeneic stem cell transplantation, are less likely to develop a cancer recurrence.
Can relapsed lymphoma be cured?
Having refractory lymphoma or experiencing a relapse can be very distressing, but many people are successfully treated again and go into remission. In general, the same treatment options are used for relapsed lymphoma and refractory lymphoma.
What percentage of Hodgkin's lymphoma patients relapse?
Although the majority of patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) are cured in the modern treatment era, up to 30%1,2 with advanced-stage and 5% to 10%3-6 with limited-stage disease experience relapse.