Table 6

Treatment approaches in ongoing US Cooperative Group protocols for advanced Hodgkin lymphoma

ComponentAHOD0831 (COG)S0816 (SWOG)
Initial therapy ABVE-PC × 2 (21-day cycles)
    Doxorubicin 25 mg/m2 D1,2
    Bleomycin 5 U/m2 D1, 10 U/m2 D8
    Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 D1,8
    Etoposide 125 mg/m2 D1-3
    Prednisone 20 mg/m2 BID D1-7
    Cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2 D1,2
    G-CSF 5 μg/kg daily (starting D4) 
ABVD × 2 (28-day cycles)
    Doxorubicin 25 mg/m2 D1,15
    Bleomycin 10 U/m2 D1,15
    Vinblastine 6 mg/m2 D1,15
    Dacarbazine 375 mg/m2 D1,15 
Interim assessment PET/CT PET/CT 
Consolidation Rapid early responders:
    ABVE-PC × 2
    Slow early responders:
    Ifos/vino × 2 (below), then ABVE-PC × 2
    Ifosfamide 3000 mg/m2 D1-4
    Mesna 3000 mg/m2 D1-4, to 12 h after ifos
    Vinorelbine 25 mg/m2 D1,5
    G-CSF 5 μg/kg daily (starting D6) 
PET-negative:
    ABVD × 4
    PET-positive:
    BEACOPP(escalated) × 6
    Bleomycin 10 U/m2 D8
    Etoposide 200 mg/m2 D1-3
    Doxorubicin 35 mg/m2 D1
    Cyclophosphamide 1250 mg/m2 D1
    Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 D8
    Procarbazine 100 mg/m2 D1-7
    Prednisone 40 mg/m2 D1-14
    G-CSF 300 μg D8→count recovery 
Radiation therapy Risk-adapted radiation therapy (21 Gy) targeting regions of initial bulk disease or nonbulk disease with slow response No 
ComponentAHOD0831 (COG)S0816 (SWOG)
Initial therapy ABVE-PC × 2 (21-day cycles)
    Doxorubicin 25 mg/m2 D1,2
    Bleomycin 5 U/m2 D1, 10 U/m2 D8
    Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 D1,8
    Etoposide 125 mg/m2 D1-3
    Prednisone 20 mg/m2 BID D1-7
    Cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2 D1,2
    G-CSF 5 μg/kg daily (starting D4) 
ABVD × 2 (28-day cycles)
    Doxorubicin 25 mg/m2 D1,15
    Bleomycin 10 U/m2 D1,15
    Vinblastine 6 mg/m2 D1,15
    Dacarbazine 375 mg/m2 D1,15 
Interim assessment PET/CT PET/CT 
Consolidation Rapid early responders:
    ABVE-PC × 2
    Slow early responders:
    Ifos/vino × 2 (below), then ABVE-PC × 2
    Ifosfamide 3000 mg/m2 D1-4
    Mesna 3000 mg/m2 D1-4, to 12 h after ifos
    Vinorelbine 25 mg/m2 D1,5
    G-CSF 5 μg/kg daily (starting D6) 
PET-negative:
    ABVD × 4
    PET-positive:
    BEACOPP(escalated) × 6
    Bleomycin 10 U/m2 D8
    Etoposide 200 mg/m2 D1-3
    Doxorubicin 35 mg/m2 D1
    Cyclophosphamide 1250 mg/m2 D1
    Vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 D8
    Procarbazine 100 mg/m2 D1-7
    Prednisone 40 mg/m2 D1-14
    G-CSF 300 μg D8→count recovery 
Radiation therapy Risk-adapted radiation therapy (21 Gy) targeting regions of initial bulk disease or nonbulk disease with slow response No 

COG indicates Children's Oncology Group; SWOG, Southwest Oncology Group; D, day; BID, twice daily; PET-CT, positron emission tomography–computed tomography; G-CSF, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor.

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