Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure
CHOP regimen
chop reg·i·men [ ... reh-jih-men ]
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A chemotherapy regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide, hydroxydaunorubicin hydrochloride (doxorubicin hydrochloride), vincristine and prednisone used to treat both indolent and aggressive forms of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination that is used to treat non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. It includes the drugs cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin hydrochloride (hydroxydaunorubicin), vincristine sulfate (Oncovin), and prednisone.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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