OPPA regimen

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006113",
  "term": "OPPA regimen",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definitions": [
    "An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination that is often used with radiation therapy to treat a certain type of childhood Hodgkin lymphoma in females. It includes the drugs vincristine sulfate (Oncovin), prednisone, procarbazine hydrochloride, and doxorubicin hydrochloride (Adriamycin). Also called OPPA.",
    "A regimen consisting of vincristine, prednisone, procarbazine and doxorubicin (OPPA) used in combination with radiation therapy for the treatment of female patients with childhood Hodgkin lymphoma with low-risk features."
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    "OPPA",
    "GPOH-HD 95 regimen",
    "Oncovin-prednisone-procarbazine-Adriamycin regimen"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/oppa-regimen/"
}