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EPOCH

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002919

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 regimen.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002919
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ExpansionsEPOCH regimen
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "EPOCH",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "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 regimen.",
  "expansions": [
    "EPOCH regimen"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/epoch/"
}

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