IMPACT Medicom

Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin's Lymphoma

July 09, 2021
IMPACT Medicom
Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Show Notes

In this episode of our podcast, we are joined by a very special guest, Dr. John Kuruvilla, who is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto and a Clinical Investigator in the Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology at Princess Margaret Hospital in Toronto. 

We discuss:

  • The current treatment of classical Hodgkin’s Lymphoma 
  • The use of checkpoint inhibitors for these patients 
  • Results of the KEYNOTE-204 trial, a randomized phase III trial of pembrolizumab versus brentuximab vedotin in relapsed or refractory Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
  • How future research will address some key questions in this area


This podcast episode is sponsored by Merck Canada.  


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