Chemotherapy regimens

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Chemotherapy regimens are often identified with acronyms, identifying the agents used in combination. Unfortunately, the letters used are not consistent across regimens, and in some cases (for example, "BEACOPP") the same letter is used to represent two different treatments. Because of this, there is not a naming standard for chemotherapy regimens, and this page merely represents commonly used conventions.

The term "Induction regimens" refers to a chemotherapy regimen which is used for the initial treatment of a disease.

Name	Components	Example of uses, and other notes
FOLFOX	Fluorouracil, leucovorin (folinic acid), and oxaliplatin	Colorectal cancer
VAD	Vincristine, Adriamycin (doxorubicin), dexamethasone	Multiple myeloma
Thal/Dex	Thalidomide, dexamethasone	Multiple myeloma
CHOP	Cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin (hydroxydoxorubicin), vincristine (Oncovin), prednisone	Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
CHOP-R	CHOP + rituximab	B cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma
COP or CVP	Cyclophosphamide, vincristine (Oncovin), and prednisone	Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in patients with history of cardiovascular disease
m-BACOD	Methotrexate, bleomycin, doxorubicin (Adriamycin), cyclophosphamide, vincristine (Oncovin), dexamethasone (Decadron)	Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
ProMACE-CytaBOM	Prednisone, doxorubicin (adriamycin), cyclophosphamide, etoposide, cytarabine, bleomycin, vincristine (Oncovin), methotrexate, leucovorin	Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
COPP	Cyclophosphamide, Oncovin (vincristine), procarbazine and prednisone	Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
MACOP-B	Methotrexate, leucovorin, doxorubicin (Adriamycin), cyclophosphamide, vincristine (Oncovin), prednisone, bleomycin	Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
ProMACE-MOPP	Methotrexate, doxorubicin (Adriamycin), cyclophosphamide, etoposide + MOPP	Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
MOPP (medicine)	Mechlorethamine, vincristine (oncovin), procarbazine, prednisone	Hodgkin's lymphoma
ABVD	Adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine	Hodgkin's lymphoma
BEACOPP	Bleomycin, etoposide, Adriamycin (doxorubicin), cyclophosphamide, Oncovin (vincristine), procarbazine, prednisone	Hodgkin's lymphoma
Stanford V	Doxorubicin (Adriamycin), mechlorethamine, bleomycin, vinblastine, vincristine (Oncovin), etoposide (VP-16), prednisone	Hodgkin's lymphoma
ECF	Epirubicin, cisplatin, fluorouracil	Gastric cancer and oesophageal cancer
BEP	Bleomycin, etoposide, platinum (cisplatin)	Testicular cancer
PCV	Procarbazine, lomustine (CCNU), vincristine	Brain tumors

[edit] See also

• Chemotherapy

[edit] External links

• Christie Hospital
• Description of regimens

Chemotherapeutic agents/Antineoplastic agents (L01) edit - Chemotherapy regimens
Alkylating agents:	Nitrogen mustards: ( Chlorambucil, Chlormethine, Cyclophosphamide, Ifosfamide, Melphalan). Nitrosoureas: ( Carmustine, Fotemustine, Lomustine, Streptozocin). Platinum: ( Carboplatin, Cisplatin, Oxaliplatin, BBR3464). Busulfan, Dacarbazine, Mechlorethamine, Procarbazine, Temozolomide, ThioTEPA, Uramustine
Antimetabolites:	Folic acid: ( Methotrexate, Pemetrexed, Raltitrexed). Purine: ( Cladribine, Clofarabine, Fludarabine, Mercaptopurine, Tioguanine). Pyrimidine: ( Capecitabine). Cytarabine, Fluorouracil, Gemcitabine
Plant alkaloids:	Taxane: ( Docetaxel, Paclitaxel). Vinca: ( Vinblastine, Vincristine, Vindesine, Vinorelbine).
Cytotoxic/antitumor antibiotics:	Anthracycline family: (Daunorubicin, Doxorubicin, Epirubicin, Idarubicin, Mitoxantrone, Valrubicin). Bleomycin, Hydroxyurea, Mitomycin
Topoisomerase inhibitors:	Topotecan, Irinotecan, Podophyllum: ( Etoposide, Teniposide).
Monoclonal antibodies:	Alemtuzumab, Bevacizumab, Cetuximab, Gemtuzumab, Panitumumab, Rituximab, Trastuzumab
Photosensitizers:	Aminolevulinic acid, Methyl aminolevulinate, Porfimer sodium, Verteporfin
Kinase inhibitors:	Dasatinib, Erlotinib, Gefitinib, Imatinib, Lapatinib, Nilotinib, Sorafenib, Sunitinib, Vandetanib (ZD6474)
Other:	Alitretinoin, Altretamine, Amsacrine, Anagrelide, Arsenic trioxide, Asparaginase, Bexarotene, Bortezomib, Denileukin diftitox, Estramustine, Hydroxycarbamide, Pentostatin, Masoprocol, Mitotane, Pegaspargase, Tretinoin