ABVD regimen

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000123",
  "term": "ABVD regimen",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definitions": [
    "An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma. It includes the drugs doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin), bleomycin sulfate, vinblastine sulfate, and dacarbazine. Also called ABVD.",
    "A regimen consisting of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine that can be used in the treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL)."
  ],
  "abbreviation": "BLEO/DOX/DTIC/VBL",
  "synonyms": [
    "ABVD",
    "adriamycin-bleomycin-vinblastine-dacarbazine regimen",
    "bleomycin/dacarbazine/doxorubicin/vinblastine",
    "doxorubicin/bleomycin/vinblastine/dacarbazine"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/abvd-regimen/"
}