Abstract
Introduction: Hodgkin’s disease (HD) is a common type of lymphoma. It is considered as a cancer with a good survival rate in developed countries.
Objectives: The purpose of the current study was to investigate these patients’ survival rates and prognostic factors in the Iranian community.
Patients and Methods: This study was a cross-sectional retrospective study. All confirmed cases of HD who were hospitalized from 2013 to 2019 in a tertiary cancer center were enrolled. The patient’s data were collected using their medical records. A trained physician contacted the patients to acquire the missing information.
Results: There were 71 HD cases and 66 cases were eligible to be involved in the study. Around 36 patients were female and 30 others were male. The average age of patients was 31.4 years old. The 2-year survival rate of the disease was 89.3%, 5-year survival was 72.9% and disease-free survival rate was 33.3%. Age and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR were two factors that worsen the prognosis of the disease (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: In this study we evaluated the survival rate and factors in these patients. HD is a disease with a high survival rate in the Iranian community. The value of ESR is the most influential prognostic factor in these patients.