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Query: UMLS:C0019829 (Hodgkin's disease)
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A total of 151 patients with previously untreated Hodgkin's disease, clinical stages III-IV A & B, were randomized to receive CVPP for 6 cycles, or CVPP plus RT 3000 cGy to previously involved areas between the 3rd and 4th cycles. CVPP consists of cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2/i.v., vinblastine 6 mg/m2/i.v. on day 1, procarbazine 100 mg/m2/p.o. and prednisone 40 mg/m2/p.o. on days 1 to 14. Both groups displayed similar clinical characteristics at diagnosis. Sixty-six were treated with CVPP + RT (52 St III and 14 St IV) and 85 with CVPP alone (68 St III and 17 St IV). Complete remission was obtained in 57 (86%) of 66 patients who received CVPP plus RT, and in 62 (73%) of 85 patients treated with CVPP. Five and sixteen patients, respectively, achieved partial responses, while 2 in each group died during treatment. At 7 years, duration of complete remission and failure-free survival were: 51% and 45% for those treated with CVPP plus RT, and 23% and 21% with CVPP alone (p = 0.0150 and P = 0.0016, respectively). Overall survival at 7 years was 71% and 58%, respectively (p = 0.1488). A dose analysis performed in 84 pts showed that 91% and 88% received full protocol doses of CPM and PCZ, respectively, in the CVPP + RT group, and 95% and 94% for CVPP. The WBC nadir was 3.5 and 3.7 x mm3, respectively. Of 25 pts on CVPP + RT who relapsed, 9 are now disease-free, 5 are alive with disease and 11 have died, and with CVPP, of 37 relapsing pts, 18 are disease-free, 5 are alive with disease and 14 are dead.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Randomized trial of chemotherapy versus chemotherapy plus radiotherapy for stage III-IV A & B Hodgkin's disease. 149 69

The clinical data of 53 patients with Stage III-IV Hodgkin's disease collected from 9 institutions in Japan were analyzed for the efficacy of chemotherapy. CR rate (78%) and five-year relapse-free survival (RFS) rate (61%) were higher in the patients treated with VEPA/CHOP regimen than those in patients with VEMP/BONP or MOPP/C-MOPP regimen, although the difference was not statistically significant because of the small number of the patients. As to 14 patients treated with CHOP regimen, CR rate was 87% and RFS curve trend toward plateau at 67% after 2 years and 3 months from the initiation of chemotherapy. Salvage therapy with adriamycin-based combination chemotherapy achieved CRs in 9 of 14 (64%) patients who had been treated with VEMP, BONP, modified MOPP or C-MOPP regimen. The CHOP regimen was effective in the treatment of III-IV Hodgkin's disease but an alternative multidrug chemotherapy with ADM, CPM, VCR, BLM, etoposide and procarbazine is recommended for achieving a higher CR rate and a better RFS. Prospective study is needed to establish the standard chemotherapy for Hodgkin's disease in Japan.
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PMID:[Chemotherapy of stage III-IV Hodgkin's disease. A retrospective analysis of the 53 cases collected from 9 institutions in Japan]. 268 83

Phase II-III trials of oral VP 16-213 (VP 16) were conducted in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Of 29 heavily pretreated patients (pts) with NHL treated VP 16 at a dose of 200 mg/d days 1-5 q 3w, there were 3 CRs and 6 PRs (CR + PR : 31%) lasting 16 (7-185) weeks. Of 19 pts with NHL in stages III-IV treated by a non-cross alternating regimen consisting of AVCP (ADM, VCR, CPM, PDN)/EMLP (VP 16, MTX, L-ASP PDN), there were 4 CRs (21%) and 14 PRs (74%) lasting a median duration of 4.5 months. A combination consisting of VCR. VP 16 and CPM (VEC) was administered to a total of 29 pts with SCLC. Nine out of 10 pts with LD and 10 out of 19 pts with ED were attained CR after 2 cycles of VEC and subsequent irradiation to primary tumor. A median survival time of CR (LD + ED) exceeded one year while that of PR was 7+ months. These results indicated that oral VP 16 has significant activity for NHL and SCLC and lack of cross resistance to conventional drugs used for NHL.
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PMID:[VP 16-213]. 387 41

The present AML protocol which only applies one anthracycline associated with arabinosyl-cytosine gives a first remission plateau of 65% and a 75% survival plateau at five years. Contrary to other teams, we do not apply the allogenic bone marrow graft at the first remission but at the second one. The new protocol comprises application of two anthracyclines, adriamycin and aclacinomycin, a possible autologous bone marrow graft at first remission upon reinforcement, a combination of methotrexate and thioguanine as maintenance chemotherapy and immunotherapy with bestatine. The two protocols respectively applied to the ALL good prognosis and reserved prognosis, give 85% global survival. The autologous bone marrow graft is added at first remission to B or T forms or voluminous CALLA + types. The advantage of CNS radiotherapy is compared with its disadvantages. Bestatine is employed in immunotherapy. The immunoprevention protocol applied to CML blastic crisis (vaccination with a pool of CB blasts) from the second year has prolonged survival of patients suffering from this affection and also treated by splenectomy and hydroxyurea. Allogeneic or autologous bone marrow graft is added to the protocol. The same protocol is applied to not very aggressive LLC and LNH (lymphocytic and centrofollicular with small cleaved nucleus cells) and includes maximum remission induced by chemotherapy followed by immunotherapy (by thymuline and then, if immunity disorders are not corrected, by zinc, then bestatine and finally tuftsin). A similar sequence was applied to the myeloma, comprising MLP-PDN-CPM chemotherapy to induce remission, combination of MLP-PDN and CPM and, if there is resistance, CLB, 6-TG, PDN and TNP. Interferon is appropriate with certain cytopenic forms. A protocol comprising VCR, ADM, PDN, CPM and TNP is applied to centrofollicular NHL with small non cleaved nucleus cells or large cells. As Hoerni and Jones have obtained significant benefits with BCG, its terminal application is compared with that of bestatine. Finally a less mutagenic protocol than MOPP and/or ABVD is proposed for Hodgkin's disease. In this protocol, two cycles alternate, and they combine: a) firstly VCR, PDN, THP-ADM and VPS, and b) secondly VLB, DXM, ACM and TNP with alternatively BLM and PPM between the cycles. This chemotherapy is followed by the same immunorestoration protocol as that applied to LLC and myeloma.
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PMID:[Protocols for the treatment of leukemia and lymphoma: toward escalation or toward reduction of degree?]. 638 Jun 5