Classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma in adults: guidelines of the Italian Society of Hematology, the Italian Society of Experimental Hematology, and the Italian Group for Bone Marrow Transplantation on initial work-up, management, and follow-up

摘要

During the last decades, survival of patients treated for classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL) has improved substantially, and the overall cure rate for this neoplasm is about 80–85% at present. This article provides practice guidelines for the initial workup, therapy and follow-up of classical Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Extensive recommendations are given to prospectively limit the risk of therapy-related gonadic damage and to preserve fertility.