Lymphoma Therapeutics Flashcards
Where are hematologic malignancies located
blood, bone marrow, lymph nodes
how is hodgkins lymphoma (HL) characterized
Reed Sternberg Cells
what are the risk factors for HL
EBV, impaired immune function (HIV)
how does HL present
pruritus
B symptoms (fever, night sweats, unintentional weight loss)
what is the gold standard for diagnosing HL
excisional nodal biopsy
How is HL staged
early stage favorable
early stage unfavorable
advanced stage
what are the unfavorable factors for HL
-large mediastinal adenopathy
-multiple involved nodal regions
-B symptoms
-extranodal involvement
-elevated ESR rate
what is the goal with HL
cure with minimal toxicities and long term complications
how does neutropenia affect the treatment of HL patients
continue to treat despite neutropenia
how to treat early stage favorable HL
ABVD + Radiation
(Doxorubicin, Bleomycin, Vinblastine, Dacarbazine)
what are toxicities associated with doxorubicin
cardiotoxicity
what are toxicities associated with bleomycin
pulmonary toxicity
what is the treatment for early stage unfavorable HL
ABVD + radiation
what is the treatment for advanced stage HL
ABVD + radiation or
AAVD (doxorubicin, brentuximab, vinblastine, dacarbazine)
how many cycles of ABVD chemo should be used in HL
2-4 cycles in early
6-8 cycles in advanced