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R-HCVAD 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-Hyper-Cyclophosphamide-Vincristine-Adriamycin-Dexamethasone regimen

Overview

Overview

R-HCVAD regimen refers to a regimen consisting of rituximab, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin (Adriamycin), and dexamethasone used to treat some forms of mantle cell lymphoma.[1]

Regimen

Regimen

RRituximab

CCyclophosphamide

VVincristine (Oncovin)

ADoxorubicin (Adriamycin)

DDexamethasone

Indications

Indications

References

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Romaguera JE, Fayad L, Rodriguez MA, Broglio KR, Hagemeister FB, Pro B; et al. (2005). “High rate of durable remissions after treatment of newly diagnosed aggressive mantle-cell lymphoma with rituximab plus hyper-CVAD alternating with rituximab plus high-dose methotrexate and cytarabine”. J Clin Oncol. 23 (28): 7013–23. doi:10.1200/JCO.2005.01.1825. PMID 16145068.

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