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
1991
Treatment 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 response