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Laurie H. Sehn, MD, MPH, on Classical HL: New Findings on the Need for Radiotherapy

2015 ASH Annual Meeting

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Laurie H. Sehn, MD, MPH, of the British Columbia Cancer Agency, discusses a study that showed patients with advanced-stage classical Hodgkin lymphoma, with a negative PET-scan following ABVD chemotherapy, have excellent outcomes without the need for consolidative radiotherapy, regardless of disease bulk at presentation (Abstract 579).



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