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EPOCH regimen

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A chemotherapy regimen consisting of etoposide, prednisone, vincristine (Oncovin), cyclophosphamide and doxorubicin hydrochloride (hydroxydaunorubicin hydrochloride), which may be used in combination with rituximab (R-EPOCH) for the treatment of various aggressive B-cell and T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas.
Synonym:DA-EPOCH
DA-EPOCH regimen
dose-adjusted etoposide/vincristine/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide/prednisone regimen
EPOCH
etoposide-prednisone-Oncovin-cyclophosphamide-hydroxydaunorubicin regimen
etoposide/prednisone/Oncovin/cyclophosphamide/hydroxydaunorubicin regimen
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