Hodgkin Lymphoma Clinical Practice Guidelines (NCCN, 2022)

Guidelines for the management of Hodgkin lymphoma were published in April 2022 by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) in Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (JNCCN).^[1]

Radiation therapy (RT) delivery techniques that reduce doses to organs at risk (OARs) in a clinically meaningful manner without compromising target coverage should be considered in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), especially those with early-stage disease.

Chemotherapy followed by restaging with PET/CT is recommended for patients with stage III–IV classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL).

Second-line systemic therapy followed by high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell rescue (HDT/ASCR) with or without RT is recommended for patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) cHL.

Maintenance therapy with brentuximab vedotin (BV) following HDT/ASCR can be considered for patients at high risk for relapse.

Nivolumab or pembrolizumab (as monotherapy or in combination regimens) are also options for R/R disease in appropriate patients.

Long-term follow-up with careful monitoring for late treatment-related adverse events (trAEs) and counseling about issues of survivorship should be part of the management of patients with HL.

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Cite this: Hodgkin Lymphoma Clinical Practice Guidelines (NCCN, 2022) - Medscape - Apr 29, 2022.

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