[Hodgkin Lymphoma - Update 2018].

Hodgkin Lymphoma is one of the best curable tumor in adults. PET adapted therapy with BEACOPPescalated is standard for 1st line treatment of advanced stage disease and the majority of patient can be sufficiently treated with 4 cycles of BEACOPPescalated only. Maintenance therapy after autologous stem cell transplantation with Brentuximab Vedotin was recently introduced. PD-1 inhibitors such as Nivolumab and Pembrolizumab were approved for the treatment of relapsed Hodgkin Lymphoma after Brentuximab Vedotin. Ongoing trials focus on the introduction of this new drugs in earlier treatment lines to further reduce early and late side effects.