Latest advances in the management of classical Hodgkin lymphoma: the era of novel therapies

Blood Cancer J. 2021 Jul 9;11(7):126. doi: 10.1038/s41408-021-00518-z.

Abstract

Hodgkin lymphoma is a highly curable disease. Although most patients achieve complete response following frontline therapy, key unmet clinical needs remain including relapsed/refractory disease, treatment-related morbidity, impaired quality of life and poor outcome in patients older than 60 years. The incorporation of novel therapies, including check point inhibitors and antibody-drug conjugates, into the frontline setting, sequential approaches, and further individualized treatment intensity may address these needs. We summarize the current treatment options for patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma from frontline therapy to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and describe novel trials in the field.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological / therapeutic use
  • Disease Management
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Hodgkin Disease / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Immunoconjugates / therapeutic use
  • Quality of Life
  • Transplantation, Homologous

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
  • Immunoconjugates