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VAPEC-B regimen
Introduction
Overview
Overview
VAPEC-B regimen refers to a regimen consisting of vincristine, doxorubicin (adriamycin), prednisolone, etoposide, cyclophosphamide, bleomycinused to treat non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL).[1]
Regimen
Regimen
VVincristine
ADoxorubicin (Adriamycin)
PPrednisolone
EEtoposide
CCyclophosphamide
BBleomycin
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Singer JM, Mijovic A, Pettingale KW, Nethersell A, Dobbs HJ, Samaratunga IR; et al. (1995). “VAPEC-B chemotherapy in the treatment of aggressive non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: a retrospective analysis of 45 patients”. Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol). 7 (6): 366–70. PMID 8590697.
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