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VAC

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-009119

An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat rhabdomyosarcoma in children. It is also used to treat certain types of ovarian germ cell tumors. VAC includes the drugs vincristine sulfate, dactinomycin (actinomycin-D), and cyclophosphamide. Also called VAC regimen.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-009119
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ExpansionsVAC regimen
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat rhabdomyosarcoma in children. It is also used to treat certain types of ovarian germ cell tumors. VAC includes the drugs vincristine sulfate, dactinomycin (actinomycin-D), and cyclophosphamide. Also called VAC regimen.",
  "expansions": [
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  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/vac/"
}

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