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Brief Title: HD18 for Advanced Stages in Hodgkins Lymphoma
Official Title:
Study ID: NCT00515554
Brief Summary: This study is designed to test: 1. in patients with negative positron-emission tomography (PET) after 2 cycles of BEACOPPesc chemotherapy: whether the number of cycles can be reduced without compromising progression free survival (PFS) (2 further cycles vs. 6 further cycles) 2. for patients with positive PET after 2 cycles: whether intensifying BEACOPPesc chemotherapy by adding Rituximab improves PFS.
Detailed Description:
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
1st Dept. of Medicine, Cologne University Hospital, Cologne, , Germany
Name: Andreas Engert, Prof.
Affiliation: University of Cologne
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR