Can an autologous stem cell transplant cure Hodgkin's lymphoma?
Patient's Query
Hi doctor,
I was diagnosed with classical Hodgkin's lymphoma. I had eight cycles of ABVD, which did not remove the tumor, and the tumor started growing back after four cycles. Then, I went for salvage therapy, and that also did not give a good response. Now, the doctor advised doing the autologous stem cell transplantation. What should I do?
Please help.
Hi,
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- First-line therapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma is chemotherapy. ABVD is the most common scheme (Adriamycin, Bleomycin, Vinblastine, and Dacarbazine).
- Second-line chemotherapy, salvage therapy, and radiation may be used if the first therapy fails, as you said in your query, which has not had the expected results.
- Stem cell transplant is one of the methods of treatment usually used in young patients and is used in your case as the last weapon. That is a very specialized procedure, which may also be associated with high risks.
- You need to conduct a thorough consultation with the specialists who will be performing that procedure. The choice is always yours.
- If it were me, then I would accept every method of treatment that would give me the chance to live, because, as you see, there is nothing to lose in this situation.
I hope this helps.
Thank you.
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