Benefit from the inclusion of radiation therapy in the treatment of patients with stage III classical Hodgkin lymphoma: A propensity matched analysis of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database

While stage III and IV classical Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) patients are often combined and defined as “advanced stage,” there are significant differences in disease distribution and burden between the two stages. This may obscure advantages of radiotherapy (RT) in a combined modality therapy strategy in...
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While stage III and IV classical Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) patients are often combined and defined as “advanced stage,” there are significant differences in disease distribution and burden between the two stages. This may obscure advantages of radiotherapy (RT) in a combined modality therapy strategy in stage III disease due to the relative lack of benefit in stage IV patients. Ausführliche Beschreibung