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FN-D regimen
Introduction
Synonyms and keywords:Fludarabine-Novantrone-Dexamethasone Regimen; FMD Regimen; FND Regimen
Overview
Overview
FN-D regimen refers to a regimen consisting of fludarabine, mitoxantrone and dexamethasone used to treat indolent non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and rituximab in combination is used for the treatment of advanced follicular lymphoma[1][2]
Regimen
Regimen
FFludarabine
NNovantrone (mitoxantrone)
DDexamethasone
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vitolo U, Ladetto M, Boccomini C, Baldini L, De Angelis F, Tucci A; et al. (2013). “Rituximab maintenance compared with observation after brief first-line R-FND chemoimmunotherapy with rituximab consolidation in patients age older than 60 years with advanced follicular lymphoma: a phase III randomized study by the Fondazione Italiana Linfomi”. J Clin Oncol. 31 (27): 3351–9. doi:10.1200/JCO.2012.44.8290. PMID 23960180.
- ↑ “NCI Thesaurus”.
- ↑ “NCI Thesaurus”.
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