July 27, 2022

People with early-stage Hodgkin lymphoma face a higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than from cancer

Treatment advances have improved the survival of individuals with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL)—a type of cancer that affects the lymphatic system—but therapies can increase patients’ risk of developing heart problems. A recent study published by Wiley online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, reveals that people with early-stage HL are now at higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease than […]

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July 16, 2022

Brentuximab vedotin may improve overall survival in patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma

A study led by researchers from Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center has found that the addition of brentuximab vedotin to standard chemotherapy treatment improves overall survival in patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma, when compared to the current standard of chemotherapy alone. Results of the research were presented by Stephen Ansell, M.D., Ph.D., at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting (ASCO) in Chicago […]

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March 31, 2021

Keytruda monotherapy is EU approved for adult and pediatric patients aged 3 years and older with relapsed or refractory classical Hodgkin lymphoma – Merck Inc

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