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What is R-CHOP regimen?
Pronunciation: /ɑr ʧɑp ˈrɛʤəmən/
R-CHOP regimen
Definition
A regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, prednisone, rituximab and vincristine that may be used for the treatment of AIDS-related B-cell lymphomas, Castleman disease, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL), diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), follicular lymphoma, gastric and nongastric MALT lymphomas, nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma, mantle cell Lymphoma, nodal marginal zone lymphoma (NMZL), splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL), Waldenström macroglobulinemia and lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma, and post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders.