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Mini-BEAM regimen
Introduction
Synonyms and keywords: BCNU-Etoposide-AraC-Melphalan Regimen; Mini-BEAM Regimen
Overview
Overview
Mini-BEAM regimen refers to a dose-reduced variant of the BEAM conditioning regimen used in the transplant setting, consisting of carmustine (bis-chloroethylnitrosourea, BCNU), etoposide, cytarabine (AraC), and melphalan and used for the treatment of relapsed or refractory Hodgkin’s lymphoma.[1][2]
Regimen
Regimen
BCarmustine (BCNU)
EEtoposide
ACytarabine (AraC)
MMelphalan
References
References
- ↑ “NCI Thesaurus”.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Colwill R, Crump M, Couture F, Danish R, Stewart AK, Sutton DM; et al. (1995). “Mini-BEAM as salvage therapy for relapsed or refractory Hodgkin’s disease before intensive therapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation”. J Clin Oncol. 13 (2): 396–402. PMID 7844600.
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