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  • initialism Adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine; a suite of chemotherapy drugs.

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  • As you are aware for Hodgkin the front line therapy in this countries will be called ABVD, which is a mix of four chemotherapeutic agents.

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  • Newly detected Hodgkin's Lymphoma is highly curable; a combination of chemo drugs known as ABVD allows about 85% of patients to attain complete remission.

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  • At the NCI and in its academic outposts around the world, the names of regimens evolved into a language of their own: ABVD, BEP, C-MOPP, ChlaVIP, CHOP, ACT.

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • At the NCI and in its academic outposts around the world, the names of regimens evolved into a language of their own: ABVD, BEP, C-MOPP, ChlaVIP, CHOP, ACT.

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • At the NCI and in its academic outposts around the world, the names of regimens evolved into a language of their own: ABVD, BEP, C-MOPP, ChlaVIP, CHOP, ACT.

    The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010

  • In the coming months, I will be undergoing twelve cycles of ABVD chemotherapy with the possibility of radiation treatment to follow.

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  • In the coming months, I will be undergoing twelve cycles of ABVD chemotherapy with the possibility of radiation treatment to follow.

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  • A Phase I trial is underway to provide evidence for SGN-35 as an option for first line therapy in combination with ABVD.

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  • "In preclinical studies, including in models with high tumor burden, our data demonstrate that brentuximab vedotin combined with ABVD results in improved antitumor activity compared to ABVD alone, providing a foundation on which to explore this combination in the clinical setting."

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010

  • The phase I dose-escalation trial will evaluate the safety of combining brentuximab vedotin and ABVD, as well as assess pharmacokinetics and the antitumor activity of the combination.

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010

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