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Long‐Term Results of Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Hodgkin's Disease
Author(s) -
Wilimas Judith,
Thompson Elizabeth,
Smith Kirby L.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19801115)46:10<2123::aid-cncr2820461002>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , pediatrics , disease , amenorrhea , surgery , prednisone , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Fifty‐four children and adolescents with Hodgkin's disease Stages I–IV were treated with chemotherapy plus radiotherapy from 1967 to 1972. Thirty‐eight patients (70%) remain in continuous complete remission. Nine patients have died, four of progressive disease, three of pneumonitis, one with probable pneumococcal sepsis, and one of acute myelocytic leukemia. Significant retardation of height and crown‐rump length occurred, particularly in boys who received at least mantle or abdominal radiotherapy when younger than age 16 years. Five women have amenorrhea and no patient has clinical evidence of hypothyroidism. The major long‐term effects of therapy in this group of patients has been growth retardation. Future studies to minimize long‐term effects of therapy are necessary but must be carefully designed so that present cure rates are not jeopardized.