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11 questions · 11 findings · 5 reviews · Haematology

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 18.2%Moderate 6 · 54.5%High 3 · 27.3%

Chemotherapy alone vs same chemotherapy plus radiotherapy

Death · Patients with untreated Hodgkin lymphoma (early and advanced stages)

Chemotherapy alone showed no clear difference in death compared with same chemotherapy plus radiotherapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Dose‐intensified chemotherapy vs ABVD‐like chemotherapy (with or without radiotherapy

Death · Patients with untreated Hodgkin lymphoma (advanced stages)

Dose‐intensified chemotherapy showed no clear difference in death compared with ABVD‐like chemotherapy (with or without radiotherapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chemotherapy plus lower‐dose radiation vs same chemotherapy plus higher‐dose radiation

Death · Patients with untreated Hodgkin lymphoma (early stages)

Chemotherapy plus lower‐dose radiation showed no clear difference in death compared with same chemotherapy plus higher‐dose radiation (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chemotherapy plus involved‐field radiation vs same chemotherapy plus extended‐field radiation

Death · Patients with untreated Hodgkin lymphoma (early stages)

Chemotherapy plus involved‐field radiation showed no clear difference in death compared with same chemotherapy plus extended‐field radiation (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Fewer vs more courses of chemotherapy (with or without radiotherapy

Death · Patients with untreated Hodgkin lymphoma (early stages)

Fewer showed no clear difference in death compared with more courses of chemotherapy (with or without radiotherapy (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Escalated BEACOPP vs chemotherapy including ABVD

Relapse, progression or death (calculated instead of PFS) · Patients with early unfavourable or advanced stage HL

Escalated BEACOPP probably leads to lower progression, relapse or death compared with chemotherapy including ABVD (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review