Vivian Campbell

Trixter guitarist Steve Brown will fill in for Vivian Campbell while the Def Leppard guitarist undergoes stem-cell treatment in his fight against Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell sounds just as upbeat as ever about his chances of beating the Hodgkin's lymphoma he was diagnosed with in 2013, but his latest round of treatment will keep him off the road for a series of upcoming live dates.

Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell reports that his cancer is in remission for the second time since November.

Campbell says on-going chemotherapy treatments have meant "sporting a new 'do."

The Def Leppard guitarist is part of a new experimental treatment for his case of lymphoma.

Campbell says he needs to take care of "medical issues" before the band heads out on its summer tour with Kiss.

Here's your dose of fist-pumping, stand-up-and-cheer rock 'n' roll news for the day: Vivian Campbell's struggle with cancer looks like it's turned a crucial corner.

When we last saw former Dio guitarist Vivian Campbell, he was playing his first show with new band Last in Line (and possibly conjuring up ghosts in the process) -- all this despite an ongoing battle with cancer. Still, though, according to Last in Line drummer Vinny Appice, the disease has taken its inevitable toll on Campbell's stamina.

He vowed he wouldn't let his cancer diagnosis slow him down, and Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell has proved amazingly true to his word, playing a full complement of shows with the group as well as rocking out with his Dio tribute project, Last in Line.

Several decades after closing the door on his time with Dio, guitarist Vivian Campbell has reunited with his former bandmates and reclaimed a chapter of his musical legacy.