Authors’ conclusions
This meta-analysis showed that adult patients between 16 and
60 years of age with early unfavourable or advanced stage HL be
nefited
from chemotherapy including escalated BEACOPP regarding PFS,
but there was no significant difference in OS. Longer follow-up
and the inclusion of the EORTC 20012 trial will lead to a more de
finitive answer with respect to OS.