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R-CHOP regimen

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aparna Vuppala, M.B.B.S. [2]

Synonyms and keywords: Rituximab-Cyclophosphamide-Hydroxydaunorubicin-Oncovin-Prednisone regimen

Overview

Overview

R-CHOP regimen refers to an immunochemotherapy regimen consisting of rituximab, cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin hydrochloride (doxorubicin hydrochloride), vincristine (Oncovin) and prednisone used to treat both indolent and aggressive forms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.[1][2]

Regimen

Regimen

RRituximab

CCyclophosphamide

HDoxorubicin (Hydroxydaunomycin)

OVincristine (Oncovin)

PPrednisone

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aparna Vuppala, M.B.B.S. [2]

Synonyms and keywords: Rituximab-Cyclophosphamide-Hydroxydaunorubicin-Oncovin-Prednisone regimen

Overview

R-CHOP regimen refers to an immunochemotherapy regimen consisting of rituximab, cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin hydrochloride (doxorubicin hydrochloride), vincristine (Oncovin) and prednisone used to treat both indolent and aggressive forms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.[1][2]

Regimen

RRituximab

CCyclophosphamide

HDoxorubicin (Hydroxydaunomycin)

OVincristine (Oncovin)

PPrednisone

Indications

References

  1. ↑ “NCI Thesaurus”.
  2. ↑ “R-CHOP – National Cancer Institute”.
  3. ↑ Coiffier, Bertrand (2002-01-24). “CHOP chemotherapy plus rituximab compared with CHOP alone in elderly patients with diffuse large-B-cell lymphoma”. The New England Journal of Medicine. 346 (4): 235–242. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa011795. ISSN 1533-4406. PMID 11807147. Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ Kluin-Nelemans, H. C. (2012-08-09). “Treatment of older patients with mantle-cell lymphoma”. The New England Journal of Medicine. 367 (6): 520–531. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1200920. ISSN 1533-4406. PMID 22873532. Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (help)
Indications

Indications

References

References

  1. ↑ “NCI Thesaurus”.
  2. ↑ “R-CHOP – National Cancer Institute”.
  3. ↑ Coiffier, Bertrand (2002-01-24). “CHOP chemotherapy plus rituximab compared with CHOP alone in elderly patients with diffuse large-B-cell lymphoma”. The New England Journal of Medicine. 346 (4): 235–242. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa011795. ISSN 1533-4406. PMID 11807147. Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ Kluin-Nelemans, H. C. (2012-08-09). “Treatment of older patients with mantle-cell lymphoma”. The New England Journal of Medicine. 367 (6): 520–531. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1200920. ISSN 1533-4406. PMID 22873532. Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (help)

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