CVAD
C - Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan)
V - Vincristine
A - Adriamycin (doxorubicin)
D - Dexamethasone
Indications :
- Treatment of Multiple Myeloma
- Treatment of Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL) using HyperCVAD
- Hyper = Hyperfractionated = splitting up one large daily dose of chemotherapy into multiple smaller doses to expose cancer cells to chemotherapy over a longer period of time with the hopes of killing a greater percentage of them. Not all chemotherapy medicines can be hyperfractionated because the side effects may too severe to tolerate.
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Created on: Sunday 11-12-2023