ABVE-PC regimen

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000127",
  "term": "ABVE-PC regimen",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definitions": [
    "An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used with radiation therapy to treat childhood Hodgkin lymphoma. It includes the drugs doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin), bleomycin sulfate, vincristine sulfate, etoposide, prednisone, and cyclophosphamide. Also called ABVE-PC, DBVE-PC, and DBVE-PC regimen.",
    "A regimen consisting of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vincristine, etoposide, prednisone and cyclophosphamide, given in combination with radiation therapy and used for the treatment of high-risk, childhood Hodgkin's lymphoma."
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    "ABVE-PC",
    "DBVE-PC",
    "DBVE-PC regimen",
    "Adriamycin-bleomycin-vincristine-etoposide-prednisone-cyclophosphamide regimen"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/abve-pc-regimen/"
}