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BEACOPP
Introduction
Synonyms and keywords: BEACOPP; BEACOPP Regimen; BEACOPP regimen; Bleomycin-Etoposide-Adriamycin-Cyclophosphamide-Oncovin-Procarbazine-Prednisone Regimen; Bleomycin/Cyclophosphamide/Doxorubicin/Etoposide/Prednisone/Procarbazine/Vincristine
Overview
Overview
BEACOPP regimen refers to an a chemotherapy regimen consisting of bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin), cyclophosphamide, vincristine (Oncovin), procarbazine and prednisone, used for the treatment of advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma.[1][2]
Regimen
Regimen
BBleomycin
EEtoposide
ADoxorubicin (Adriamycin)
CCyclophosphamide
OVincristine (Oncovin)
PProcarbazine
PPrednisone
References
References
- ↑ “NCI Thesaurus”.
- ↑ “R-CHOP – National Cancer Institute”.
- ↑ Cheson BD (2014). “Which Hodgkin’s patients in the Unites States should be treated with BEACOPP?”. Curr Hematol Malig Rep. 9 (3): 222–6. doi:10.1007/s11899-014-0213-6. PMID 24879421.
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