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Hodgkin Lymphoma

What is Hodgkin Lymphoma?

Hodgkin disease or Hodgkin lymphoma is cancer of the lymph tissues. Symptoms include fatigue, fever, itching all over the body, weight loss, night sweats, and swelling of lymph nodes.

Treatment of Hodgkin disease include chemotherapy and radiation therapy. A common drug class used to treat Hodgkin disease is the alkylating drugs class.

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Hodgkin Lymphoma: Drug Classes

Hodgkin Lymphoma drugs are grouped into the following classes based on how they work:

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Corticosteroids are used to treat a variety of conditions including skin issues such as eczema and psoriasis, eye inflammation, asthma, gout, allergic conjunctivitis, ulcerative colitis, edema, adrenal insufficiency, and hemorrhoids. They work by blocking substances in the body that cause swelling.

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Glycopeptide antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections, lower respiratory infections, skin infections, diarrhea, and gastrointestinal infections. They work by killing the bacteria causing the infection.

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Microtubule inhibitors are used to treat ovarian cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, kaposi's sarcoma, and prostate cancer. They work by stopping cancer cell growth and preventing the spread of the cells.

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Alkylating drugs are used to treat brain tumors, melanoma, Hodgkin's disease, Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, neuroblastoma, leukemia, multiple myeloma, retinoblastoma, and prostate cancer. They work by inhibiting cancer cell growth and slowing it down.

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Anthracyclines are used to treat leukemia, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, lung cancer, neuroblastoma, soft tissue sarcoma, Hodgkin's disease, Kaposi's sarcoma, and multiple myeloma. They work by stopping or slowing down the growth of cancer cells.

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Vinca alkaloids are used to treat lung cancer and leukemia. They work by preventing cancer cell growth.

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PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibitors are used to treat melanoma that has metastasized or that can't be surgically removed. They suppress a protein that can keep the immune system from recognizing and attacking cancer cells.

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