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RCD regimen

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

Overview

Overview

RCD regimen refers to a regimen consisting of rituximab, cyclophosphamide, and dexamethasone used to treat monoclonal Ig deposit-related glomerulopathy and indolent non-Hodgkin lymphomas.[1] and autoimmune cytopenias associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.[2]

Regimen

Regimen

RRituximab

CCyclophosphamide

DDexamethasone

Indications

Indications

References

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Perry M, Delarche A, Ribes D, Vergez F, Guilbeau-Frugier C, Laurent C; et al. (2014). “Rituximab-cyclophosphamide-dexamethasone is highly effective in patients with monoclonal Ig deposit-related glomerulopathy and indolent non-Hodgkin lymphomas”. Am J Hematol. 89 (10): 969–73. doi:10.1002/ajh.23798. PMID 25043930.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Michallet AS, Rossignol J, Cazin B, Ysebaert L (2011). “Rituximab-cyclophosphamide-dexamethasone combination in management of autoimmune cytopenias associated with chronic lymphocytic leukemia”. Leuk Lymphoma. 52 (7): 1401–3. doi:10.3109/10428194.2011.591005. PMID 21699387.

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