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. 2013 Jun;30(2):178-85.
doi: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2012.110. Epub 2013 Jun 1.

Clinical Features and Prognostic Factors of Hodgkin's Lymphoma: A Single Center Experience

Saadettin Kılıçkap  1 , Ibrahim Barışta  2 , Sükran Ulger  3 , Ismail Celik  2 , Uğur Selek  3 , Ferah Yıldız  3 , Ayşe Kars  2 , Yavuz Ozışık  2 , Gülten Tekuzman  2
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Clinical Features and Prognostic Factors of Hodgkin's Lymphoma: A Single Center Experience

Saadettin Kılıçkap et al. Balkan Med J. 2013 Jun.

Abstract

Background: Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is a B cell lymphoma characterized by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells. HL comprises 1% of all cancer cases and 14% of all lymphoma cases.

Aims: We designed a retrospective study to investigate the clinical features and prognostic factors of HL patients diagnosed at an experienced oncology centre.

Study design: Retrospective study.

Methods: Demographic characteristics, histopathological and clinical features, treatment modalities and response to treatment were obtained from hospital records. Dates of initial diagnosis, remission and relapse, last visit and death were recorded for survival analyses.

Results: We analysed data of 391 HL patients (61% male, 39% female; mean age 35.7±15.1 years). The most common classical HL histological subtype was nodular sclerosing HL (NSHL) (42.7%). The most common stage was II 50.4%. The most common chemotherapy regimen was doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine (ABVD) (70.6%). Five and 10-year survival rates were 90% and 84%, respectively. Early-stage patients with good prognostic factors had better overall and relapse-free survival rates. The presence of "B" symptoms, albumin level, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance score, and LDH were prognostic factors that affect the survival in both univariate and multivariate analyses.

Conclusion: This is the first study that demonstrates the demographic, clinical and prognostic features of HL patients in Turkey, and provides a general picture of the HL patients in our country.

Keywords: Hodgkin’s lymphoma; diagnosis; prognosis; treatment.

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The age distributions of HL patients
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Gender-specific age distributions of HL cases
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Overall survival curve
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Relapse-free survival curve
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Overall survival curves according to the combined stage and prognostic factors
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Relapse-free survival curve according to the combined stage and prognostic factors
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