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Recommendations for initial evaluation, staging, and response assessment of Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma: the Lugano classification

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Cheson, Bruce D., Fisher, Richard I., Barrington, Sally F., Cavalli, Franco, Schwartz, Lawrence H., Zucca, Emanuele, Lister, T. Andrew·2014·Journal of Clinical Oncology

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The purpose of this work was to modernize recommendations for evaluation, staging, and response assessment of patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). A workshop was held at the 11th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma in Lugano, Switzerland, in June 2011, that included leading hematologists, oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists, radiologists, and nuclear medicine physicians, representing major international lymphoma clinical trials groups and cancer centers. Clinical and imaging subcommittees presented their conclusions at a subsequent workshop at the 12th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma, leading to revised criteria for staging and of the International Working Group Guidelines of 2007 for response. As a result, fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)–computed tomography (CT) was formally incorporated into standard staging for FDG-avid lymphomas. A modification of the Ann Arbor descriptive terminology will be used for anatomic distribution of disease extent, but the suffixes A or B for symptoms will only be included for HL. A bone marrow biopsy is no longer indicated for the routine staging of HL and most diffuse large B-cell lymphomas. However, regardless of stage, general practice is to treat patients based on limited (stages I and II, nonbulky) or advanced (stage III or IV) disease, with stage II bulky disease considered as limited or advanced disease based on histology and a number of prognostic factors. PET-CT will be used to assess response in FDG-avid histologies using the 5-point scale. The product of the perpendicular diameters of a single node can be used to identify progressive disease. Routine surveillance scans are discouraged. These recommendations should improve evaluation of patients with lymphoma and enhance the ability to compare outcomes of clinical trials.

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Authors
Cheson, B. D., Fisher, R. I., Barrington, S. F., Cavalli, F., Schwartz, L. H., Zucca, E., & Lister, T. A.
Affiliations
Fox Chase Cancer Center (US)
Venue
Journal of Clinical Oncology
Published
2014-09-20
Volume
32
Issue
27
Pages
3059-3067
ISSN
  • 0732-183X (ISSN-L)
  • 1527-7755
OpenAlex
W2119147717
Cited by
5,715
References
74
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FWCI
178.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Clinical Oncology (publishedVersion)
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  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • AstraZeneca
  • Gilead Sciences
  • Celgene
  • Genentech
  • Pharmacyclics
  • National Cancer Institute (U10CA180888)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Emergency Medicine › Hematological disorders and diagnostics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
Keywords
Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, lymphoma staging, Lugano classification, treatment response assessment, FDG PET/CT, Ann Arbor stage, bone marrow biopsy, bulky disease, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, clinical trial comparability
MeSH terms
Hodgkin Disease, Humans, International Cooperation, Liver Neoplasms, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin, Neoplasm Staging, Predictive Value of Tests, Prognosis, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Treatment Outcome, Bone Marrow Neoplasms, Radiopharmaceuticals, Fluorodeoxyglucose F18, Positron-Emission Tomography

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