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MACOP-B regimen
Introduction
Synonyms and keywords:MACOP-B Regimen; Methotrexate-Adriamycin-Cytoxan-Oncovin-Prednisone-Bleomycin Regimen
Overview
Overview
MACOP-B regimen refers to a regimen consisting of methotrexate, doxorubicin (adriamycin), cyclophosphamide, vincristine (Oncovin) and prednisone, bleomycin used to treat aggressive forms of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.[1][2]
Regimen
Regimen
MMethotrexate
ADoxorubicin (Adriamycin)
CCyclophosphamide
OVincristine (Oncovin)
PPrednisone
BBleomycin
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 De Sanctis V, Finolezzi E, Osti MF, Grapulin L, Alfò M, Pescarmona E; et al. (2008). “MACOP-B and involved-field radiotherapy is an effective and safe therapy for primary mediastinal large B cell lymphoma”. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 72 (4): 1154–60. doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.02.036. PMID 18472357.
- ↑ “NCI Thesaurus”.
- ↑ “NCI Thesaurus”.
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