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CA regimen
Introduction
Synonyms and keywords: AC; AC Regimen; Adriamycin-Cytoxan Regimen; CA Regimen.
Overview
Overview
AC regimen refers to a regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide and doxorubicin used in the adjuvant setting for the treatment of breast cancer; also used for the treatment of recurrent and metastatic breast cancer.[1][2]
Regimen
Regimen
ADoxorubicin (Adriamycin)
CCyclophosphamide
References
References
- ↑ “NCI Thesaurus”.
- ↑ “R-CHOP – National Cancer Institute”.
- ↑ Perez EA, Geeraerts L, Suman VJ, Adjei AA, Baron AT, Hatfield AK; et al. (2002). “A randomized phase II study of sequential docetaxel and doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide in patients with metastatic breast cancer”. Ann Oncol. 13 (8): 1225–35. PMID 12181246.
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