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Chemotherapy Regimens

Updated: Dec 4, 2025

Below is a list of common chemotherapy regimens in alphabetical order:


ABVD:

Doxorubicin (Adriamycin), Bleomycin, Vinblastine, Dacarbazine

  • Hodgkin lymphoma


AC:

Doxorubicin (Adriamycin), Cyclophosphamide

  • Breast cancer


AD:

Doxorubicin (Adriamycin), Dacarbazine

  • Soft tissue sarcoma (esp leiomyosarcoma)


AIM:

Doxorubicin (Adriamycin), Ifosfamide, Mesna

  • Soft tissue sarcoma


BEP: 

Bleomycin + Etoposide + Cisplatin

  • Testicular cancer

  • Ovarian malignant germ cell tumors


BR:

Bendamustine + Rituximab

  • CLL


BrECADD:

Brentuximab vedotin, Etoposide, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin (Adriamycin), Dacarbazine, Dexamethasone

  • Hodgkin lymphoma


BV-AVD:

Brentuximab Vedotin, Doxorubicin (Adriamycin), Vinblastine, Dacarbazine

  • Hodgkin lymphoma


BV-CHP:

Brentuximab Vedotin, Cyclophosphamide, Hydroxydaunorubicin (Doxorubicin), Prednisone

  • CD30-positive peripheral T-cell lymphomas


CAPOX:

Capecitabine, Oxaliplatin

  • GI cancers


CMF:

Cyclophosphamide, Methotrexate, 5-Fluorouracil

  • Breast cancer


DA-EPOCH-R (dose adjusted R-EPOCH):

Dose Adjusted Etoposide, Prednisone, Vincristine (Oncovin), Cyclophosphamide, Hydroxydaunorubicin (Doxorubicin), Rituximab

  • DLBCL


DCF:

Docetaxel, Cisplatin, 5-Fluorouracil

  • Esophageal/ GEJ cancer

  • Gastric cancer

  • Head and neck cancer

  • Anal SCC


DDGP:

Dexamethasone, Cisplatin (DDP), Gemcitabine, Pegaspargase

  • Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL)


ddMVAC:

dose-dense Methotrexate, Vinblastine, Doxorubicin, Cisplatin

  • Muscle invasive bladder cancer


DeVIC:

Dexamethasone, Etoposide (VP-16), Ifosfamide, Carboplatin

  • Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL)


DHAP:

Dexamethasone, High-dose cytarabine (Ara-C), Cisplatin

  • Hodgkin lymphoma


EC:

Epirubicin, Cyclophosphamide

  • Breast cancer


EP:

Etoposide, Cisplatin

  • Small cell lung cancer

  • Germinal cell testicular cancer (If BEP is contraindicated)


FLOT:

Fluorouracil (5-FU), Leucovorin (Folinic acid), Oxaliplatin, Docetaxel

  • Esophageal and EGJ cancers

  • Gastric cancers


FOLFCIS:

Leucovorin (Folinic acid), Fluorouracil (5-FU), Cisplatin

  • Anal SCC


FOLFIRI:

Leucovorin (Folinic acid), Fluorouracil (5-FU), Irinotecan

  • GI cancers


FOLFIRINOX:

Leucovorin (Folinic acid), Fluorouracil (5-FU), Irinotecan, Oxaliplatin

  • GI cancers


FOLFOX:

Leucovorin (Folinic acid), Fluorouracil (5-FU), Oxaliplatin

  • GI cancers


FRC:

Fludarabine + Rituximab + Cyclophosphamide

  • CLL


GDP:

Gemcitabine, Dexamethasone, Cisplatin/Carboplatin

  • DLBCL


GELAD:

Gemcitabine, Etoposide, Pegaspargase (a form of L-asparaginase), Dexamethasone

  • Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL)


GVD:

Gemcitabine, Vinorelbine, Liposomal Doxorubicin

  • Hodgkin lymphoma


ICE

Ifosfamide, Carboplatin, Etoposide

  • Hodgkin lymphoma

  • DLBCL


MAP:

Methotrexate, Doxorubicin (Adriamycin), Cisplatin

  • Osteosarcoma

  • Urothelial (bladder) carcinoma


NALIRIFOX:

NanoLiposomal Irinotecan, Fluorouracil (5-FU), Oxaliplatin

  • Pancreatic adenocarcinoma


P-GEMOX:

Pegaspargase, Gemcitabine, Oxaliplatin

  • Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL)


Pola-BR:

Polatuzumab vedotin, Bendamustine, Rituximab

  • DLBCL


Pola-R-CHP:

Polatuzumab vedotin, Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Hydroxydaunorubicin (Doxorubicin), Prednisone

  • DLBCL


POMP:

Mercaptopurine, Vincristine (Oncovin), Methotrexate, Prednisone

  • ALL


R-CHOP:

Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Hydroxydaunorubicin (Doxorubicin), Vincristine (Oncovin), Prednisone

  • DLBCL


R-CODOX-M/IVAC:

Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Vincristine (Oncovin), Doxorubicin, High-dose Methotrexate/

Ifosfamide, Etoposide (VP-16), high-dose Ara-C (Cytarabine)

  • Burkitt lymphoma


R-DHAP (Rituximab + DHAP):

Rituximab, Dexamethasone, High-dose cytarabine (Ara-C), Cisplatin

  • DLBCL

  • Mantle Cell Lymphoma


R-EPOCH (R-CHOP + Etoposide):

Rituximab, Etoposide, Prednisone, Vincristine (Oncovin), Cyclophosphamide, Hydroxydaunorubicin (Doxorubicin)

  • DLBCL


R-GDP (Rituximab + GDP):

Rituximab, Gemcitabine, Dexamethasone, Cisplatin/Carboplatin

  • DLBCL


R-GemOx:

Rituximab, Gemcitabine, Oxaliplatin

  • DLBCL


RICE (Rituximab + ICE):

Rituximab, Ifosfamide, Carboplatin, Etoposide

  • DLBCL


SMILE:

Steroid (Dexa), Methotrexate, Ifosfamide, L-asparaginase, Etoposide

  • Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL)


TAC:

Docetaxel, Doxorubicin (Adriamycin), Cyclophosphamide

  • Breast cancer


TCHP:

Docetaxel, Carboplatin, Trastuzumab (Herceptin), Pertuzumab

  • Breast cancer


TIP:

Paclitaxel, Ifosfamide, Cisplatin

  • Testicular cancer

  • Cervical cancer

  • Transitional cell carcinoma /Urothelial cancer


TPF:

Docetaxel, Cisplatin, 5-Fluorouracil

  • SCC of head and neck cancers


VAIA:

Vincristine, Dactinomycin (Actinomycin D), Ifosfamide, Doxorubicin (Actinomycin)

  • Ewing sarcoma

  • Rhabdomyosarcoma


VDC/IE:

Vincristine, Doxorubicin (Adriamycin), Cyclophosphamide alternating with Ifosfamide and Etoposide

  • Ewing sarcoma


VeIP:

Vinblastine, Etoposide, Ifosfamide, Cisplatin

  • Testicular cancer


VIDE:

Vincristine, Ifosfamide, Doxorubicin, Etoposide

  • Ewing sarcoma


VR-CAP:

Bortezomib (Velcade), Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin (Adriamycin), Prednisone

  • Mantle Cell lymphoma




IN PROGRESS..!


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