Children's Oncology Group's 2023 blueprint for research: Hodgkin lymphoma.

TitleChildren's Oncology Group's 2023 blueprint for research: Hodgkin lymphoma.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2023
AuthorsCastellino SM, Giulino-Roth L, Harker-Murray P, Kahn JM, Forlenza C, Cho S, Hoppe B, Parsons SK, Kelly KM
Corporate AuthorsCOG Hodgkin Lymphoma Committee
JournalPediatr Blood Cancer
Paginatione30580
Date Published2023 Jul 28
ISSN1545-5017
Abstract

The goal of therapy in pediatric Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is to maximize overall survival while minimizing the morbidity of curative therapy. Key findings from recent Children's Oncology Group (COG) trials include: (i) superior event-free survival with the addition of brentuximab vedotin (Bv) in frontline regimens for high-risk disease, (ii) successful reduction in myeloablative regimens with demonstrated safety and efficacy of Bv and checkpoint inhibitor therapy in relapsed disease, and (ii) the potential to select a population that can be salvaged after relapse without receiving a stem cell transplant. The COG HL committee will lead a National cancer Institute National Clinical Trials Network phase 3 trial to evaluate the combination of Bv/nivolumab in early-stage disease. Ongoing advances in technology and blood biomarkers are increasing the ability to deliver biologically driven, personalized treatment for HL.

DOI10.1002/pbc.30580
Alternate JournalPediatr Blood Cancer
PubMed ID37505794
Grant ListU10 CA180899 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States