Acronyms for Oncology Regimens
ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS OF COMMONLY USED REGIMENS
ACRONYM CHEMOTHERAPY COMBINATION 7 + 3 Anthracycline (daunorubicin/idarubicin) or anthracenedione (mitoxantrone)/cytarabine ABV Doxorubicin/ bleomycin/vincristine ABVD Doxorubicin/ bleomycin/vinblastine/dacarbazine AC Doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide ACE Doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide/etoposide AI Doxorubicin/ifosfamide AIDA Tretinoin/idarubicin/dexamethasone/mitoxantrone/6-mercaptopurine/ methotrexate AP Doxorubicin/cisplatin AT Doxorubicin/docetaxel BEACOPP Bleomycin/etoposide/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide/vincristine/procarbazine/ prednisone BEP Bleomycin/etoposide/cisplatin BMC Bleomycin/methotrexate/carmustine CAD Cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin/dacarbazine CAP Cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin/cisplatin CAPIRI Capecitabine/irinotecan CAPOX Capecitabine/oxaliplatin CAV Cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin/vincristine CDE Cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin/etoposide CDE-R Cyclophsopahmide/doxorubicin/etoposide/rituximab CECA Cyclophosphamide/etoposide/carboplatin/cytarabine CFAR Alemtuzumab/fludarabine/cyclophosphamide/rituximab CHOEP Cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin/vincristine/etoposide/prednisone CHOP Cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin/vincristine/prednisone CHOP-R Cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin/vincristine/prednisone/rtuximab ChlVPP Chlorambucil/vinblastine/procarbazine/prednisone CMF Cyclophosphamide/methotrexate/5-Fluorouracil CNOP Cyclophosphamide/mitoxantrone/vincristine/prednisone CODOX-M Cyclophsopahmide/vincristine/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide/methotrexate/ leucovorin/intrathecal cytarabine/intrathecal methotrexate COP Cyclophosphamide/vincristine/prednisone CVM Cisplatin/vincristine/methotrexate/leucovorin CVP Cyclophosphamide/vincristine/prednisone CVP-R Cyclophosphamide/vincristine/prednisone/rituximab CYVADIC Cyclophosphamide/vincristine/doxorubicin/dacarbazine DCF Docetaxel/cisplatin/5-Fluorouracil DCEP Dexamethasone/cyclophosphamide/etoposide/cisplatin DEANGELIS Methotrexate/leucovorin/vincristine/procarbazine/dexamethasone/cytarabine/ radiation/ intrathecal methotrexate DHAP Dexamethasone/high dose cytarabine/cisplatin DTPACE Dexamethasone/thalidomide/cisplatin/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide/etoposide DVD Liposomal doxorubicin/vincristine/dexamethasone ECF Epirubicin/cisplatin/5-Fluorouracil ELF Epirubicin/leucovorin/5-Fluorouracil EMA-CO Dactinomycin/etoposide/methotrexate/leucovorin/cyclophosphamide/vincristine EMP Etoposide/mitoxantone/prednisone
Last Updated on January 15, 2007
ACRONYM CHEMOTHERAPY COMBINATION EOX Epirubicin/oxaliplatin/capecitabine EP Etoposide/cisplatin EPOCH Etoposide/prednisone/vincristine/cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin ESHAP Etoposide/methylprednisolone/cytarabine/cisplatin EVAP Etoposide/vinblastine/doxorubicin/prednisone ESHAP Etoposide/methylprednisolone/cytarabine/cisplatin FAC 5-Fluorouracil/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide FAMTX 5-Fluorouracil/methotrexate/leucovorin/doxorubicin FAP 5-Fluorouracil/doxorubicin/cisplatin FC Fludaraabine/cyclophosphamide FCM-R Fludarabine/cyclophosphamide/mitoxantrone/rituximab FCR Fludarabine/cyclophosphamide/rituximab FEC 5-Fluorouracil/epirubicin/cyclophosphamide FLAG Fludarabine/cytarabine/G-CSF FLANG Fludarabine/high dose cytarabine/mitoxantrone/G-CSF FND Fludarabine/mitoxantrone/dexamethasone FOLFIRI Irinotecan/leucovorin/5-Fluorouracil FOLFOX Oxaliplatin/5-Fluorouracil/leucovorin FR Fludarabine/rituximab FUP 5-Fluorouracil/cisplatin GDP Gemcitabine/cisplatin/dexamethasone GEMCIS Gemcitabine/cisplatin GEMOX Gemictabine/oxaliplatin GTX Gemcitabine/docetaxel/capecitabine HDAC High Dose Cytarabine HIDAC High Dose Cytarabine HYPER CVAD Cyclophosphamide/mesna/doxorubicin/vincristine/dexamethasone (Part I) HYPER CVAD Methotrexate/leucovorin/high dose cytarabine (Part II) IA Idarubicin/high dose cytarabine ICE Ifosfamide/carboplatin/etoposide IE Ifosfamide/etoposide IFL Irinotecan/leucovorin/5-Fluorouracil IVAC Ifosfamide/etoposide/mesna/cytarabine/leucovorin/intrathecal methotrexate LOPP Chlorambucil/vincristine/procarbazine/prednisone MAC Methotrexate/dactinomycin/cyclophosphamide MAID Mesna/doxorubicin/ifosfamide/dacarbazine MAYO CLINIC Leucovorin/5-Fluorouracil MINE Mesna/ifosfamide/mitoxantrone/etoposide MINE-ESHAP Mesna/ifosfamide/mitoxantrone/etoposide- etoposide/methylprednisolone/high dose cytarabine/cisplatin MOPP Mechlorethamine/vincristine/procarbazine/prednisone MOPP/ABV Mechlorethamine/vincristine/procarbazine/prednisone/doxorubicin/bleomycin/ vinblastine MOPP-ABVD Mechlorethamine/vincristine/procarbazine/prednisone/doxorubicin/bleomycin/ vinblastine/dacarbazine MP Melpahalan/prednisone MPT Melphalan/prednisone/thalidomide
Last Updated on January 15, 2007
ACRONYM CHEMOTHERAPY COMBINATION MVAC Methotrexate/vinblastine/doxorubicin/cisplatin PAC Cisplatin/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide PC Pentostatin/rituximab PCR Pentostatin/cyclophosphamide/rituximab PCV Procarbazine/lomustine/vincristine PIAF Cisplatin/5-Fluorouracil/interferon/doxorubicin PPF Paclitaxel/cisplatin/5-Fluorouracil RICE Rituximab/ifosfamide/carboplatin/etoposide ROSWELL PARK Leucovorin/5-Fluorouracil STANFORD V Mechlorethamine/doxorubicin/vinblastine/vincristine/bleomycin/etoposide/ prednisone TAC Docetaxel/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide TAP Doxorubicin/cisplatin/paclitaxel TCH Docetaxel or paclitaxel/carboplatin/trastuzumab ThaDD Thalidomide/dexamethasone/liposomal doxorubicin TIC Paclitaxel/ifosfamide/carboplatin TIP Paclitaxel/ifosfamide/cisplatin TPF Docetaxel/cisplatin/5-Fluorouracil TTR Paclitaxel/topotecan/rituximab VAC Vincristine/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide/mesna VACPE Vincristine/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide/prednisone/etoposide VAD Vincristine/doxorubicin/dexamethasone VBM Vinblastine/bleomycin/methotrexate VeIP Vinblastine/ifosfamide/cisplatin/mesna VIP Etoposide/ifosfamide/cisplatin XELGEM Capecitabine/gemcitabine XELIRI Capecitabine/irinotecan XELOX Capecitabine/oxaliplatin
Last Updated on January 15, 2007