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Table 1 Current clinical presentation and management of Hodgkin lymphoma

From: Predicting treatment outcome in classical Hodgkin lymphoma: genomic advances

Histology

Incidence (%)

Age at diagnosis

Clinical characteristics

Treatment

Outcome, PFS (%)

cHL

95

Bimodal

   

   NSCHL

70

Young adults (10 to 30 years)

Frequent mediastinal involvement

ABVD±RT

80

   MCCHL

10 to 25

Bimodal distribution, 3rd to 7th decade

Infrequent mediastinal involvement

ABVD±RT

<80

   LDCHL

1

Bimodal distribution, 3rd to 7th decade

Infrequent mediastinal involvement

ABVD±RT

<80

   LRCHL

1

Bimodal distribution, 3rd to 7th decade

Infrequent mediastinal involvement

ABVD±RT

>90

NLPHL

5

4th decade

Infrequent mediastinal involvement

ABVD±RT, rituximab

Good prognosis, multiple relapses

  1. ABVD, adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine; cHL, classical Hodgkin lymphoma; LDCHL, lymphocyte-depletion classical Hodgkin lymphoma; LRCHL, lymphocyte-rich classical Hodgkin lymphoma; MCCHL, mixed-cellularity classical Hodgkin lymphoma; NLPHL, nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma; NSCHL, nodular-sclerosis classical Hodgkin lymphoma; PFS, progression-free survival; RT, radiotherapy.