EPOCH (chemotherapy)
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epoch-chemotherapy-249-6506943
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EPOCH (chemotherapy)
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EPOCH is an intensive chemotherapy regimen intended for treatment of aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It is often combined with rituximab. In this case it is called R-EPOCH or EPOCH-R.The R-EPOCH regimen consists of: Rituximab: an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody, which has the ability to kill B cells, be they normal or malignant;
Etoposide: a topoisomerase inhibitor from the group of epipodophyllotoxins;
Prednisolone: a glucocorticoid hormone that can cause apoptosis and lysis of both normal and
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Intensive chemotherapy regimen
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPOCH_(chemotherapy)
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2022-09-30T09:38:19Z
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