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OPPA

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006112

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 regimen.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006112
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ExpansionsOPPA regimen
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "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 regimen.",
  "expansions": [
    "OPPA regimen"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/oppa/"
}

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