EPOCH regimen

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-002920",
  "term": "EPOCH regimen",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definitions": [
    "An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat aggressive forms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, including mantle cell lymphoma. It includes the drugs etoposide phosphate, prednisone, vincristine sulfate (Oncovin), cyclophosphamide, and doxorubicin hydrochloride (hydroxydaunorubicin). Also called EPOCH.",
    "A chemotherapy regimen consisting of etoposide, prednisone, vincristine (Oncovin), cyclophosphamide and doxorubicin hydrochloride (hydroxydaunorubicin hydrochloride), which may be used in combination with rituximab (R-EPOCH) for the treatment of various aggressive B-cell and T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas."
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    "EPOCH",
    "etoposide-prednisone-Oncovin-cyclophosphamide-hydroxydaunorubicin regimen",
    "DA-EPOCH",
    "dose-adjusted etoposide/vincristine/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide/prednisone regimen",
    "DA-EPOCH regimen",
    "etoposide/prednisone/Oncovin/cyclophosphamide/hydroxydaunorubicin regimen"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/epoch-regimen/"
}