R-CHOP

ThispagecontainsbriefinformationaboutthedrugcombinationcalledR-CHOP.Thedrugsinthe
combinationarelisted,andlinkstoindividualdrugsummariesareincluded.

Drugs in the R-CHOP combination:

R =Rituximab

C =Cyclophosphamide

H =DoxorubicinHydrochloride(Hydroxydaunomycin)

O =VincristineSulfate(Oncovin)

P =Prednisone

Chemotherapyisoftengivenasacombinationofdrugs.Combinationsusuallyworkbetterthansingledrugs
becausedifferentdrugskillcancercellsindifferentways.

EachofthedrugsinthiscombinationisapprovedbytheFoodandDrugAdministration(FDA)totreatcancer
orconditionsrelatedtocancer.

Use in Cancer
R-CHOPisusedtotreat:

Non-Hodgkinlymphoma.

Thiscombinationmayalsobeusedwithotherdrugsortreatmentsortotreatothertypesofcancer.

More About R-CHOP

DefinitionfromtheNCIDrugDictionary-Detailedscientificdefinitionandothernamesforthisdrug.

Important:Thedruginformationonthispageismeanttobeeducational.Itisnotasubstituteformedical
advice.Theinformationmaynotcoverallpossibleuses,actions,interactions,orsideeffectsofthisdrug,or
precautionstobetakenwhileusingit.Pleaseseeyourhealthcareprofessionalformoreinformationabout
yourspecificmedicalconditionandtheuseofthisdrug.

Posted:September18,2009 | Updated:May29,2012