How would you approach older patients who are not fit or frail with stage 1 favorable classical Hodgkin lymphoma?
Is there any role for radiation therapy alone?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
The change in therapy for early stage HL from RT alone to chemotherapy usually with low dose consolidation RT was not because of lack of effectiveness of RT but rather because of concern for long term complications. HL cause specific survival for early stage disease treated with RT alone or combined...