HD16 for Early Stage Hodgkin Lymphoma

Summary

This study is designed to test the non-inferiority of the experimental arm compared to the standard arm in terms of Progression free survival (PFS).

Timeline

Start

2009-11

Primary completion

2018-09

Completion

2021-12

Publications

• Lommen M, Weindler JJ, Jablonski J, Rosenbrock J, Borchmann P, Behringer K, Roth KS, Ufton D, Dietlein M, Kobe C, Ferdinandus J. Association between metabolic tumor burden and health-related quality of life in patients with classic Hodgkin lymphoma. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2026 Feb;53(3):1847-1855. doi: 10.1007/s00259-025-07569-5. Epub 2025 Oct 11.
• Kreuzberger N, Goldkuhle M, von Tresckow B, Kobe C, Sickinger MT, Monsef I, Skoetz N. Positron emission tomography-adapted therapy for first-line treatment in adults with Hodgkin lymphoma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2025 Mar 26;3(3):CD010533. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010533.pub3.
• van Heek L, Stuka C, Kaul H, Muller H, Mettler J, Hitz F, Baues C, Fuchs M, Borchmann P, Engert A, Dietlein M, Voltin CA, Kobe C. Predictive value of baseline metabolic tumor volume in early-stage favorable Hodgkin Lymphoma - Data from the prospective, multicenter phase III HD16 trial. BMC Cancer. 2022 Jun 18;22(1):672. doi: 10.1186/s12885-022-09758-z.
• Fuchs M, Goergen H, Kobe C, Kuhnert G, Lohri A, Greil R, Sasse S, Topp MS, Schafer E, Hertenstein B, Soekler M, Vogelhuber M, Zijlstra JM, Keller UB, Krause SW, Wilhelm M, Maschmeyer G, Thiemer J, Duhrsen U, Meissner J, Viardot A, Eich H, Baues C, Diehl V, Rosenwald A, von Tresckow B, Dietlein M, Borchmann P, Engert A. Positron Emission Tomography-Guided Treatment in Early-Stage Favorable Hodgkin Lymphoma: Final Results of the International, Randomized Phase III HD16 Trial by the German Hodgkin Study Group. J Clin Oncol. 2019 Nov 1;37(31):2835-2845. doi: 10.1200/JCO.19.00964. Epub 2019 Sep 10.
• Voltin CA, Goergen H, Baues C, Fuchs M, Mettler J, Kreissl S, Oertl J, Klaeser B, Moccia A, Drzezga A, Engert A, Borchmann P, Dietlein M, Kobe C. Value of bone marrow biopsy in Hodgkin lymphoma patients staged by FDG PET: results from the German Hodgkin Study Group trials HD16, HD17, and HD18. Ann Oncol. 2018 Sep 1;29(9):1926-1931. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdy250.
• Narang AK, Terezakis SA. Contemporary radiation therapy in combined modality therapy for Hodgkin lymphoma. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2015 May;13(5):597-605. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2015.0077.

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