NEW PROGNOSTIC SCORE INCORPORATING MTV PREDICTS TREATMENT FAILURE IN ADVANCED HODGKIN LYMPHOMA

Background: The risk of treatment failure in Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) might be assessed more accurately by incorporating presentation features such as disease severity using FDG-PET characteristics to guide the intensity of initial therapy. Methods: Twenty-four baseline clinical and PET factors were evaluated in the UK RATHL1 population including metabolic tumour volume (MTV), tumor lesion glycolysis and SUV metrics. The association of factors with...