R-EPOCH regimen

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007351",
  "term": "R-EPOCH regimen",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definitions": [
    "An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat certain types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. It includes the drugs rituximab, etoposide phosphate, prednisone, vincristine sulfate (Oncovin), cyclophosphamide, and doxorubicin hydrochloride (hydroxydaunorubicin). Also called EPOCH-R, EPOCH-R regimen, and R-EPOCH.",
    "A regimen consisting of rituximab, followed by a continuous infusion of etoposide, vincristine and doxorubicin, given with prednisone and a bolus dose of cyclophosphamide, used for the treatment of aggressive forms of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, including mantle cell lymphoma."
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    "EPOCH-R",
    "EPOCH-R regimen",
    "R-EPOCH",
    "REPOCH regimen",
    "rituximab-etoposide-prednisone-Oncovin-cyclophosphamide-hydroxydaunorubicin regimen",
    "rituximab/etoposide/prednisone/vincristine/cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin regimen",
    "rituximab-EPOCH regimen"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/r-epoch-regimen/"
}