Table 1.

PET-adapted therapeutic trials in early-stage HL

Study (median follow-up)Patient population (N)Risk factors at enrollmentPET negativeTreatment armsPFS or FFTFOS
UK RAPID(5.0 years) Stage IA or IIA (n = 602) Nonbulky Deauville 1-2 PET neg: ABVD × 3
PET neg: ABVD × 3 + 30 Gy IFRT
PET pos: ABVD × 4 + 30 Gy IFRT 
3-year 90.8%
3-year 94.6%
3-year 83% 
3-year 99.0%
3-year 97.1% 
CALGB 50604 (3.8 years) Stage I or II (n = 164) Nonbulky Deauville 1-3 PET neg: ABVD × 4
PET pos: ABVD × 2, eBEACOPP × 2, 30 Gy IFRT 
3-year PFS 91%
3-year PFS 66% 
 
EORTC (4.5-5.1 years) Stage I or II (n = 1950) Favorable (no risk factors)
Unfavorable (any of the following)
1. Age ≥50
2. Bulk
3. >3 nodal sites
4. ESR ≥50 (or 30 if B-symptoms) 
Deauville 1-2 (F) PET neg: ABVD × 3 + 30 Gy INRT
(F) PET neg: ABVD × 4 
5-year PFS 99%
5-year PFS 87.1% 
5-year OS 100%
5-year OS 99.6% 
(U) PET neg: ABVD × 4 + 30 Gy INRT
(U) PET neg: ABVD × 6 
5-year PFS 92.1%
5-year 89.6% 
5-year OS 96.7%
5-year OS 98.3% 
(F/U) PET pos: ABVD × 4 + 30 Gy INRT
(F/U) PET pos: ABVD × 2, eBEACOPP × 2, 30 Gy INRT 
5-year PFS 77.4%
5-year PFS 90.6% 
5 year OS 89.3%
5 year OS 96.0% 
GHSG HD1610  (45 months) Stage I or II (N = 1150) Favorable (none of the following risk factors):
1. Bulk
2. Extranodal sites
3. >2 nodal areas
4. ESR ≥50 (or 30 if B-symptoms) 
Deauville 1-2 PET neg: ABVD × 2 + 20 Gy IFRT
PET neg: ABVD × 2
PET pos: ABVD × 2 + 20 Gy IFRT 
5-year PFS 93.4%
5-year PFS 86.1%
5-year PFS 88.4% 
5-year OS 98.1%
5-year OS 98.4%
5-year OS 97.9% 
GHSG HD1711  (46.2 months) Stage I or II (N = 1100) Unfavorable (with one of the following risk factors):
1. Bulk
2. Extranodal sites
3. >2 nodal areas
4. ESR ≥50 (or 30 if B-symptoms) 
Deauville 1-2 PET negative: eBEACOPP/ABVD × 4 +  30 Gy IFRT
PET neg: eBEACOPP/ABVD × 4
PET pos: eBEACOPP/ABVD × 4 + 30 Gy IFRT 
5-year PFS 97.7%
5-year PFS 95.9%
5-year PFS 94.2% 
5-year OS 98.7%
5-year OS 98.8%
5-year OS 99.2% 
Study (median follow-up)Patient population (N)Risk factors at enrollmentPET negativeTreatment armsPFS or FFTFOS
UK RAPID(5.0 years) Stage IA or IIA (n = 602) Nonbulky Deauville 1-2 PET neg: ABVD × 3
PET neg: ABVD × 3 + 30 Gy IFRT
PET pos: ABVD × 4 + 30 Gy IFRT 
3-year 90.8%
3-year 94.6%
3-year 83% 
3-year 99.0%
3-year 97.1% 
CALGB 50604 (3.8 years) Stage I or II (n = 164) Nonbulky Deauville 1-3 PET neg: ABVD × 4
PET pos: ABVD × 2, eBEACOPP × 2, 30 Gy IFRT 
3-year PFS 91%
3-year PFS 66% 
 
EORTC (4.5-5.1 years) Stage I or II (n = 1950) Favorable (no risk factors)
Unfavorable (any of the following)
1. Age ≥50
2. Bulk
3. >3 nodal sites
4. ESR ≥50 (or 30 if B-symptoms) 
Deauville 1-2 (F) PET neg: ABVD × 3 + 30 Gy INRT
(F) PET neg: ABVD × 4 
5-year PFS 99%
5-year PFS 87.1% 
5-year OS 100%
5-year OS 99.6% 
(U) PET neg: ABVD × 4 + 30 Gy INRT
(U) PET neg: ABVD × 6 
5-year PFS 92.1%
5-year 89.6% 
5-year OS 96.7%
5-year OS 98.3% 
(F/U) PET pos: ABVD × 4 + 30 Gy INRT
(F/U) PET pos: ABVD × 2, eBEACOPP × 2, 30 Gy INRT 
5-year PFS 77.4%
5-year PFS 90.6% 
5 year OS 89.3%
5 year OS 96.0% 
GHSG HD1610  (45 months) Stage I or II (N = 1150) Favorable (none of the following risk factors):
1. Bulk
2. Extranodal sites
3. >2 nodal areas
4. ESR ≥50 (or 30 if B-symptoms) 
Deauville 1-2 PET neg: ABVD × 2 + 20 Gy IFRT
PET neg: ABVD × 2
PET pos: ABVD × 2 + 20 Gy IFRT 
5-year PFS 93.4%
5-year PFS 86.1%
5-year PFS 88.4% 
5-year OS 98.1%
5-year OS 98.4%
5-year OS 97.9% 
GHSG HD1711  (46.2 months) Stage I or II (N = 1100) Unfavorable (with one of the following risk factors):
1. Bulk
2. Extranodal sites
3. >2 nodal areas
4. ESR ≥50 (or 30 if B-symptoms) 
Deauville 1-2 PET negative: eBEACOPP/ABVD × 4 +  30 Gy IFRT
PET neg: eBEACOPP/ABVD × 4
PET pos: eBEACOPP/ABVD × 4 + 30 Gy IFRT 
5-year PFS 97.7%
5-year PFS 95.9%
5-year PFS 94.2% 
5-year OS 98.7%
5-year OS 98.8%
5-year OS 99.2% 

eBEACOPP, escalated bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine and prednisone; EN, XXX; F, favorable; FFTF, freedom from treatment failure; neg, negative; pos, positive; U, unfavorable.

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