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ABVD regimen

Introduction

Synonyms and keywords: ABVD; ABVD regimen; Adriamycin-Bleomycin-Vinblastine-Dacarbazine regimen; BLEO/DOX/DTIC/VBL; Bleomycin/Dacarbazine/Doxorubicin/Vinblastine regimen

Overview

Overview

ABVD regimen refers to an a chemotherapy regimen consisting of doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin), bleomycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine, used alone or in combination with radiation therapy, for the primary treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma.[1][2]

Regimen

Regimen

ADoxorubicin (Adriamycin)

BBleomycin

VVinblastine

DDacarbazine

Indications

Indications

References

References

  1. ↑ “NCI Thesaurus”.
  2. ↑ “R-CHOP – National Cancer Institute”.
  3. ↑ Nagai H (2014). “[Hodgkin lymphoma]”. Nihon Rinsho. 72 (6): 1099–103. PMID 25016811.

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