R-EPOCH

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Regimen

Rituximab 375 mg/m2/day IV				Day 1
Etoposide 65 mg/m2/day continuous infusion 		days 2-4
Doxorubicin 15 mg/m2/day continuous infusion		days 2-4
Vinristine 0.5 mg/m2/day continuous infusion		days 2-4
Cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m2 IV				day 5
Prednisolone 60 mg/m2/day PO				days 1-14
Note: doses and duration of infusional agents different from EPOCH
Repeat cycle every 21 days

References

Jermann M et al. Rituximab–EPOCH, an effective salvage therapy for relapsed, refractory or transformed B-cell lymphomas: results of a phase II study. Ann Oncol 2004; 15:511