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COPP regimen
Pronunciation
Definition 1
An abbreviation for a chemotherapy combination used to treat Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas. It includes the drugs cyclophosphamide, vincristine sulfate (Oncovin), procarbazine hydrochloride, and prednisone. Also called COPP. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
A derivative of the original MOPP regimen consisting of cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine and prednisone used as an initial treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma. Also used for the treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. (NCI Thesaurus)
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