LYMPHOCYTE DEPLETED HODGKIN LYMPHOMA

Course overview

LYMPHOCYTE-DEPLETED CLASSIC HODGKIN LYMPHOMA IS THE RAREST SUBTYPE OF CLASSIC HODGKIN LYMPHOMA, ACCOUNTING FOR 1% TO 1.5% OF CLASSIC HODGKIN LYMPHOMA CASES IN WESTERN COUNTRIES. MOST PATIENTS WITH LYMPHOCYTE-DEPLETED CLASSIC HODGKIN LYMPHOMA EXPERIENCE B SYMPTOMS SUCH AS UNEXPLAINED FEVER MORE THAN 100.4 F (38 C), DRENCHING NIGHT SWEATS, AND UNEXPLAINED LOSS OF MORE THAN 10% OF BODY WEIGHT OVER 6 MONTHS. THE 5-YEAR PROGRESSION-FREE SURVIVAL AND OVERALL SURVIVAL RATES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER IN THESE PATIENTS THAN THOSE WITH OTHER SUBTYPES OF CLASSIC HODGKIN LYMPHOMA. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF LYMPHOCYTE-DEPLETED CLASSIC HODGKIN LYMPHOMA AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.