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rituximab/cyclophosphamide/vincristine (Oncocin)/prednisone (R-CVP)
A chemotherapy regimen for treatment of lymphomas.
Dosage:
- six 21-day cycles
- rituximab (375 mg/m2) administered on day 1 of each cycle
- on days 1-5
- cyclophosphamide (400 mg/m2)
- vincristine (1 mg capped dose)
- prednisone (40 mg/m2)
General
antineoplastic combination (combination chemotherapy)
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16,
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012
Components
cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan, Neosar, Procytox {Canadian}) [CPM, CTX, CYT, NSC 26271]
prednisone (Deltasone, Orasone, Liquid Pred, Meticortin, Rayos)
rituximab (Rituxan, Mabthera, Truxima, Ruxience, Riabni)
vincristine; 22-oxovincaleukoblastine; leurocristine (Oncovin, Vincasar PFS)