Table 1 Clinical and demographic data of the studied patients

n = 40

 Age, median (range)

30.5 years (19–85 years)

Gender

 Male

21

 Female

19

B symptoms

 Positive

24

 Negative

16

LDH

 Normal

4

 Elevated

36

ESR

 Normal

0

 Elevated

40

Ann Arbor stage

 I

8

 II

18

 III

6

 IV

8

Histology

 Nodular sclerosis

24

 Mixed cellularity

16

Target lesions

 LNs

75

 Other lesions

17

 Splenic lesions

10

 Bone lesions

8

RECIL response to CTH

 Complete response

26

 Partial response*

8

 Minor response**

4

 Stable disease

0

 Progressive disease

2