2006
A Prospective Trial of Radiation Alone vs Combination Chemotherapy Alone for Early-Stage Hodgkin's Disease: Implications of 25-Year Follow-Up to Current Combined Modality Therapy.
Longo D, Glatstein E, Duffey P, Young R, Fiem S, Jaffe E, Camphausen K, Wilson W, DeVita V. A Prospective Trial of Radiation Alone vs Combination Chemotherapy Alone for Early-Stage Hodgkin's Disease: Implications of 25-Year Follow-Up to Current Combined Modality Therapy. Blood 2006, 108: 98. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v108.11.98.98.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStage IA diseaseDisease-free survivalComplete responseModality therapyHodgkin's diseaseRadiation therapyMOPP chemotherapyFirst remissionIA diseaseOverall survivalSecond cancersSignificant treatment toxicityStage Hodgkin's diseaseCombined modality therapyRadiation-treated patientsIIIA Hodgkin's diseaseAdministration of radiationInitial remissionProspective trialTreatment toxicityCombination chemotherapyIA patientsLate effectsPatientsMOPP
1997
Alternating MOPP and ABVD chemotherapy plus mantle-field radiation therapy in patients with massive mediastinal Hodgkin's disease.
Longo D, Glatstein E, Duffey P, Young R, Ihde D, Bastian A, Wilson W, Wittes R, Jaffe E, Hubbard S, DeVita V. Alternating MOPP and ABVD chemotherapy plus mantle-field radiation therapy in patients with massive mediastinal Hodgkin's disease. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1997, 15: 3338-46. PMID: 9363863, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1997.15.11.3338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBleomycinChildCombined Modality TherapyDacarbazineDisease-Free SurvivalDoxorubicinFemaleHodgkin DiseaseHumansMaleMechlorethamineMediastinal NeoplasmsMiddle AgedPrednisoneProcarbazineProspective StudiesTreatment OutcomeVinblastineVincristineConceptsMantle field radiation therapyDisease-free survivalLarge mediastinal massMediastinal Hodgkin's diseaseHodgkin's diseaseABVD chemotherapyRadiation therapyOverall survivalMediastinal massMOPP/ABVDSecond solid tumorsTreatment-related pneumonitisComplete response rateAnn Arbor stageClinical prognostic factorsErythrocyte sedimentation rateTreatment of patientsAge 35 yearsLactate dehydrogenase levelsABVD therapyDacarbazine (ABVD) chemotherapyMedian followMOPP chemotherapySalvage therapyB symptoms
1992
Conventional-dose salvage combination chemotherapy in patients relapsing with Hodgkin's disease after combination chemotherapy: the low probability for cure.
Longo D, Duffey P, Young R, Hubbard S, Ihde D, Glatstein E, Phares J, Jaffe E, Urba W, DeVita V. Conventional-dose salvage combination chemotherapy in patients relapsing with Hodgkin's disease after combination chemotherapy: the low probability for cure. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1992, 10: 210-8. PMID: 1732422, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1992.10.2.210.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplete response rateInitial remissionComplete remissionCombination chemotherapyHodgkin's diseaseSalvage therapyOverall survivalPeripheral blood stem cell supportResponse rateChemotherapy-induced complete remissionConventional-dose salvage therapyDate of relapseDurable second remissionsRemission 5 yearsSalvage combination chemotherapyShort initial remissionTreatment-related complicationsDisease-free survivalClinical prognostic factorsStem cell supportDuration of responsePrimary treatment regimenRelapse of patientsNational Cancer InstituteB symptoms
1991
Treatment of advanced-stage Hodgkin's disease: alternating noncrossresistant MOPP/CABS is not superior to MOPP.
Longo D, Duffey P, DeVita V, Wiernik P, Hubbard S, Phares J, Bastian A, Jaffe E, Young R. Treatment of advanced-stage Hodgkin's disease: alternating noncrossresistant MOPP/CABS is not superior to MOPP. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1991, 9: 1409-20. PMID: 1712836, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1991.9.8.1409.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAdolescentAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBleomycinDose-Response Relationship, DrugDoxorubicinFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHodgkin DiseaseHumansLeukemiaLomustineMaleMechlorethamineMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPrednisoneProcarbazineRemission InductionStreptozocinSurvival RateVincristineConceptsAdvanced-stage Hodgkin's diseaseErythrocyte sedimentation rateDose intensityOverall survivalHodgkin's diseaseInitial erythrocyte sedimentation rateDisease-free survival ratesDisease-free survival curvesComplete response rateDisease-free survivalBetter overall survivalPoor prognostic factorSecondary acute leukemiaHigher platelet countsAssessable patientsPrognostic factorsPlatelet countAcute leukemiaTreatment outcomesMOPPPatientsResponse rateSurvival rateSurvival curvesDiseaseTreatment of advanced-stage massive mediastinal Hodgkin's disease: the case for combined modality treatment.
Longo D, Russo A, Duffey P, Hubbard S, Glatstein E, Hill J, Jaffe E, Young R, DeVita V. Treatment of advanced-stage massive mediastinal Hodgkin's disease: the case for combined modality treatment. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1991, 9: 227-35. PMID: 1988570, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1991.9.2.227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMediastinal Hodgkin's diseaseDisease-free survivalComplete respondersModality treatmentHodgkin's diseaseNational Cancer InstituteComplete remissionRadiation therapyMantle radiation therapyStage IIB diseaseOverall survival differenceMOPP chemotherapyDurable remissionsIIB diseaseLate complicationsModality therapyOverall survivalComplete responseMediastinal massSubsequent therapyTumor mortalitySurvival differencesChest radiographsRetrospective analysisMaximal responseLong-term follow-up of ProMACE-CytaBOM in non-Hodgkin's lymphomas
Fisher R, Longo D, DeVita V, Hubbard S, Miller T, Young R. Long-term follow-up of ProMACE-CytaBOM in non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. Annals Of Oncology 1991, 2: 33-35. PMID: 1710487, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/2.suppl_1.33.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-free survivalProMACE-MOPPCR rateComplete remissionProMACE-CytaBOMHodgkin's lymphomaLong-term disease-free survivalLong-term disease-free survivorsSurvival curvesStage IIDisease-free survival curvesFirst-generation regimensThird-generation regimensPhase II studyDisease-free survivorsOverall survival curvesSouthwest Oncology GroupCooperative group settingHigh-grade NHLNational Cancer InstituteSame time pointsVs 53Aggressive NHLII studyOncology Group
1985
Treatment of diffuse large cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas
Fisher R, Devita V, Longo D, Ihde D, Young R. Treatment of diffuse large cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas. Developments In Oncology 1985, 465-469. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-2607-6_49.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-term disease-free survivalDisease-free survivalAdvanced stageAdvanced diffuse histiocytic lymphomaDiffuse mixed lymphomaDiffuse histiocytic lymphomaDiffuse large cellDiffuse aggressive lymphomasLarge cell lymphomaComplete remissionComplete respondersCombination chemotherapyMixed lymphomaAggressive lymphomaHodgkin's lymphomaHistiocytic lymphomaTherapeutic resultsCell lymphomaBurkitt's lymphomaLymphomaFatal diseaseTreatment programPatientsSurvivalLarge cells
1982
Histologic Progression in Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Hubbard S, Chabner B, DeVita V, Simon R, Berard C, Jones R, Garvin A, Canellos G, Osborne C, Young R. Histologic Progression in Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Blood 1982, 59: 258-264. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v59.2.258.258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNodular lymphomaHistological progressionLymphoma patientsHistiocytic cell typesProlonged disease-free survivalNon-Hodgkin's lymphoma patientsAssociated with prolonged survivalCell typesIntensive combination chemotherapyNon-Hodgkin's lymphomaDisease-free survivalResponse to chemotherapyNon-HodgkinCombination chemotherapyDiffuse histologyIntensive chemotherapyClinical courseBiopsy specimensProlonged survivalWorsened prognosisLymphomaNodular patternBiopsyClinical trialsDrug treatment
1981
Multimodal treatment of primary breast carcinoma Analysis of accomplishments and problem areas
Weiss R, Henney J, DeVita V. Multimodal treatment of primary breast carcinoma Analysis of accomplishments and problem areas. The American Journal Of Medicine 1981, 70: 844-851. PMID: 7011024, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9343(81)90541-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxillary nodesInvolved axillary nodesDisease-free survivalUse of chemotherapyBreast carcinoma patientsCertain patient groupsFuture clinical trialsPrimary breast carcinomaBetter therapeutic indexMurine tumor modelsCarcinoma patientsDrug regimensMultimodal treatmentPatient groupClinical trialsBreast carcinomaBreast cancerTherapeutic indexChemotherapy modePatientsSpecific subgroupsTumor modelMastectomyChemotherapyHuman subjects
1980
Nodular Histiocytic Lymphoma: An Aggressive Nodular Lymphoma With Potential for Prolonged Disease-Free Survival
Osborne C, Norton L, Young R, Garvin A, Simon R, Berard C, Hubbard S, DeVita V. Nodular Histiocytic Lymphoma: An Aggressive Nodular Lymphoma With Potential for Prolonged Disease-Free Survival. Blood 1980, 56: 98-103. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v56.1.98.98.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNodular histiocytic lymphomasDiffuse histiocytic lymphomaHistiocytic lymphomaNodular lymphomaPathological stageProlonged disease-free survivalNatural historyDisease-free survivalLymph node biopsyNon-Hodgkin's lymphomaSubtypes of lymphomaTreated with cyclophosphamideLymph node examinationLymph node histologyGroup of patientsLong-term survivorsNode biopsyCombination chemotherapyNode examinationLiver involvementNode histologyLymphomaTherapeutic strategiesPatientsLymphNodular histiocytic lymphoma: an aggressive nodular lymphoma with potential for prolonged disease-free survival.
Osborne C, Norton L, Young R, Garvin A, Simon R, Berard C, Hubbard S, DeVita V. Nodular histiocytic lymphoma: an aggressive nodular lymphoma with potential for prolonged disease-free survival. Blood 1980, 56: 98-103. PMID: 6992889, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v56.1.98.bloodjournal56198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNodular histiocytic lymphomasDiffuse histiocytic lymphomaHistiocytic lymphomaNodular lymphomaPathological stageProlonged disease-free survivalNatural historyLymph node biopsyNon-Hodgkin's lymphomaDisease-free survivalSubtypes of lymphomaTreated with cyclophosphamideLymph node examinationLymph node histologyGroup of patientsLong-term survivorsCombination chemotherapyNode biopsyNode examinationLiver involvementNode histologyLymphomaTherapeutic strategiesPatientsLymph
1979
Chemotherapy of Hodgkin's disease
Young R, DeVita V. Chemotherapy of Hodgkin's disease. Clinics In Haematology 1979, 8: 625-644. PMID: 91466, DOI: 10.1016/s0308-2261(79)80007-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced diseaseHodgkin's diseaseModality approachSuch long-term complicationsIIIB Hodgkin's diseaseInduction chemotherapy regimensPrimary induction failureShort initial remissionAdvanced Hodgkin's diseaseDisease-free survivalOverall survival ratePrognosis of patientsLong-term complicationsInduction failureAggressive therapyChemotherapy regimensComplete remissionInitial remissionLate complicationsSecond malignanciesCombination chemotherapySurvival benefitMOPP regimenActual survivalCombined modalityMultimodal primary cancer treatment (adjuvant chemotherapy): current results and future prospects.
Weiss R, DeVita V. Multimodal primary cancer treatment (adjuvant chemotherapy): current results and future prospects. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1979, 91: 251-60. PMID: 380437, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-91-2-251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisease-free survivalPrimary treatment programGroup of patientsAdvanced diseaseTherapy regimensPrimary lesionSurgical removalAdult malignanciesPalliative treatmentTreatment resultsClinical trialsHuman trialsCancer mortalityChemotherapyMalignancyTreatment programsTreatmentRegimensPatientsLesionsCancerProlonged disease-free survival in Hodgkin's disease with MOPP reinduction after first relapse.
Fisher R, DeVita V, Hubbard S, Simon R, Young R. Prolonged disease-free survival in Hodgkin's disease with MOPP reinduction after first relapse. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1979, 90: 761-3. PMID: 434676, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-90-5-761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHodgkin's diseaseProlonged disease-free survivalDisease-free survivalLong-term survivalMOPP chemotherapyMOPP therapyComplete remissionMedian survivalMedian durationRe-treatmentMOPPRemissionHodgkinPatientsRelapseReinductionNitrogen mustardMonthsSurvivalDiseasePrednisoneDurationProcarbazineChemotherapyVincristine
1977
Advanced lymphocytic lymphoma: randomized comparisons of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, alone or in combination.
Young R, Johnson R, Canellos G, Chabner B, Brereton H, Berard C, DeVita V. Advanced lymphocytic lymphoma: randomized comparisons of chemotherapy and radiotherapy, alone or in combination. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1977, 61: 1153-9. PMID: 332349.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBlood PlateletsClinical Trials as TopicCyclophosphamideDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansLeukocytesLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseLymphoma, Non-HodgkinMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPrednisoneProcarbazineProspective StudiesRadiation DosageRadiation InjuriesRemission, SpontaneousTime FactorsVincristineConceptsHigher overall response rateCyclic combination chemotherapyOverall response rateCombination chemotherapyMedian followupResponse rateSimilar complete remission ratesRelapse-free survival rateComparison of chemotherapyMonths median followupComplete remission rateOverall median survivalDisease-free survivalTotal body irradiationNodular mixed lymphomaInduction regimenInduction therapyComplete remissionMedian survivalProspective trialRemission rateUntreated patientsMixed lymphomaMalignant lymphomaNodular lymphoma
1976
Bleomycin, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone (BACOP) combination chemotherapy in the treatment of advanced diffuse histiocytic lymphoma.
Schein P, DeVita V, Hubbard S, Chabner B, Canellos G, Berard C, Young R. Bleomycin, adriamycin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone (BACOP) combination chemotherapy in the treatment of advanced diffuse histiocytic lymphoma. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1976, 85: 417-22. PMID: 61732, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-85-4-417.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistiocytic lymphomaAdvanced diffuse histiocytic lymphomaExtended disease-free survivalMixed histiocytic-lymphocytic lymphomaNew combination chemotherapy programHistiocytic-lymphocytic lymphomaPrednisone combination chemotherapyCompletion of therapyDiscontinuation of treatmentCombination chemotherapy programsDisease-free survivalDiffuse histiocytic lymphomaBone marrow functionMyelosuppressive phaseComplete remissionMedian durationChemotherapy programCombination chemotherapyComplete responseMarrow functionTumor recurrenceTreatment cyclesFatal diseasePatientsLymphoma
1975
Non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma: Patterns of relapse from complete remission after combination chemotherapy
Schein P, Chabner B, Canellos G, Young R, Devita V. Non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma: Patterns of relapse from complete remission after combination chemotherapy. Cancer 1975, 35: 354-357. PMID: 1089470, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(197502)35:2<354::aid-cncr2820350209>3.0.co;2-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffuse histiocytic lymphomaComplete remissionLymphocytic lymphomaCombination chemotherapyHistiocytic lymphomaExtended disease-free survivalDisease-free survivalPatterns of relapseMonths of treatmentMaintenance chemotherapyRemission inductionLymph nodesLate recurrenceHistologic subgroupsHodgkin's lymphomaRemissionBone marrowLymphomaChemotherapyAggressive attemptsPatientsRelapseInitial siteTreatmentRecurrence
1974
Chemotherapy of advanced ovarian carcinoma: A prospective randomized comparison of phenylalanine mustard and high dose cyclophosphamide
Young R, Canellos G, Chabner B, Schein P, Hubbard S, DeVita V. Chemotherapy of advanced ovarian carcinoma: A prospective randomized comparison of phenylalanine mustard and high dose cyclophosphamide. Gynecologic Oncology 1974, 2: 489-497. PMID: 4376998, DOI: 10.1016/0090-8258(74)90059-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced ovarian carcinomaComplete remissionMedian durationOvarian carcinomaLong-term disease-free survivalTerm disease free survivalHigh-dose cyclophosphamideDisease-free survivalProspective Randomized ComparisonDose cyclophosphamideIntravenous cyclophosphamideIntensive regimenMelphalan therapyFree survivalInitial remissionMedian survivalUnacceptable toxicityUntreated patientsAgent therapyRandomized comparisonPresent studyHigh dosePhenylalanine mustardRemissionChemotherapyPotential for Prolonged Disease-free Survival Following Combination Chemotherapy of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Schein P, Chabner B, Canellos G, Young R, Berard C, DeVita V. Potential for Prolonged Disease-free Survival Following Combination Chemotherapy of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Blood 1974, 43: 181-189. PMID: 4589318, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v43.2.181.181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplete remissionMedian survivalCombination chemotherapyHodgkin's lymphomaExtended disease-free survivalDisease-free survivalImproved median survivalNon-Hodgkin lymphomaMOPP chemotherapyMedian durationFurther therapyNodular histologyHistologic subgroupsDiffuse histologyHistologic categoriesNodular patternAggressive subgroupClinical validityLymphomaAdvanced stageRemissionChemotherapyEntire groupPatientsSignificant differences