Outcome and Prognostic Factors of Childhood Hodgkin Disease: Experience From a Single Tertiary Center in Thailand

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2021 Jan;43(1):e85-e89. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000001879.

Abstract

In childhood, Hodgkin disease (HD) has an excellent outcome in developed countries. There are few studies on outcomes of HD from resource-limited countries. This study aimed to assess clinical outcomes and factors associated with survival rates of childhood HD in a tertiary care center in Thailand. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of pediatric HD patients between March 1985 and August 2017. Seventy-two children diagnosed with HD were identified. Pretreatment clinical and laboratory factors were assessed by Cox regression analysis to predict event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS). The overall 5-year EFS and OS rate was 70.7% and 75.5%, respectively. Multivariate analysis identified 3 factors predicting inferior EFS: high-risk group (stages III-B, IV-B), splenomegaly, and platelet count >400,000/µL. The prognostic markers were assigned a score of 1 for each factor. For a total score of 0, the 5-year EFS and OS rates were 95% and 86%; scores 2 to 3, 33% and 54%, respectively. In conclusion, our study identified 3 factors predicting inferior EFS. These adverse prognostic factors can be used in clinical practice for predicting outcomes in pediatric HD.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Child
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hodgkin Disease / drug therapy
  • Hodgkin Disease / epidemiology
  • Hodgkin Disease / mortality*
  • Hodgkin Disease / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prognosis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Survival Rate
  • Tertiary Care Centers / statistics & numerical data*
  • Thailand / epidemiology