ACUTE MYELOID-LEUKEMIA FOLLOWING THERAPY OF HODGKINS-DISEASE WITH RADIOTHERAPY AND ABVD (DOXORUBICIN, BLEOMYCIN, VINBLASTINE, AND DACARBAZINE)

Authors
LIPTON JH GOSPODAROWICZ M REINGOLD S
Citation
Jh. Lipton et al., ACUTE MYELOID-LEUKEMIA FOLLOWING THERAPY OF HODGKINS-DISEASE WITH RADIOTHERAPY AND ABVD (DOXORUBICIN, BLEOMYCIN, VINBLASTINE, AND DACARBAZINE), Hematological oncology, 14(1), 1996, pp. 29-31
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology,Oncology
Journal title
Hematological oncology → ACNP
ISSN journal
02780232
Volume
14
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
29 - 31
Database
ISI
SICI code
0278-0232(1996)14:1<29:AMFTOH>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
A 26-year-old man developed myelodysplasia rapidly progressing to acut e myelomonocytic leukemia 3 years after receiving three cycles of ABVD chemotherapy and upper mantle and upper abdomen radiotherapy for stag e IA Hodgkin's disease. This represents the fourth such case reported. The risk of secondary AML after ABVD or radiation therapy is discusse d.