BEACOPP regimen
Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000964
An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat advanced Hodgkin lymphoma. It includes the drugs bleomycin sulfate, etoposide phosphate, doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin), cyclophosphamide, vincristine sulfate (Oncovin), procarbazine hydrochloride, and prednisone. Also called BEACOPP.
A regimen consisting of bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin), cyclophosphamide, vincristine (Oncovin), procarbazine and prednisone, used for the treatment of advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ONC-000964 |
|---|---|
| Field | Oncology and biomedicine |
| Synonyms | BEACOPP; bleomycin-etoposide-Adriamycin-cyclophosphamide-Oncovin-procarbazine-prednisone regimen; bleomycin/cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin/etoposide/prednisone/procarbazine/vincristine |
| References | NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms; National Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0) |
Record as JSON
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"An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat advanced Hodgkin lymphoma. It includes the drugs bleomycin sulfate, etoposide phosphate, doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin), cyclophosphamide, vincristine sulfate (Oncovin), procarbazine hydrochloride, and prednisone. Also called BEACOPP.",
"A regimen consisting of bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin), cyclophosphamide, vincristine (Oncovin), procarbazine and prednisone, used for the treatment of advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma."
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"BEACOPP",
"bleomycin-etoposide-Adriamycin-cyclophosphamide-Oncovin-procarbazine-prednisone regimen",
"bleomycin/cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin/etoposide/prednisone/procarbazine/vincristine"
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"NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms",
"National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
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"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/beacopp-regimen/"
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